trasnasc

Irish

Etymology

From tras- (“cross-, trans-”) +‎ nasc (“link”).

Noun

trasnasc m (genitive singular trasnaisc, nominative plural trasnaisc)

1. cross-link, cross-linkage
2. (chemistry) cross-link
3. crossover (crossroads)

Declension

Declension of trasnasc (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative trasnasc trasnaisc vocative a thrasnaisc a thrasnasca genitive trasnaisc trasnasc dative trasnasc trasnaisc forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an trasnasc na trasnaisc genitive an trasnaisc na dtrasnasc dative leis an trasnasc don trasnasc leis na trasnaisc

Derived terms

• trasnasc dúbailte m (“double crossover, scissors crossover”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of trasnasc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
trasnasc	thrasnasc	dtrasnasc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “trasnasc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “trasnasc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024