trasta

See also: Trasta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

trasta f

1. definite singular of trast

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• (superseded) trasda

Etymology

A modified form of Middle Irish tarsna, from Old Irish tarsno.

Adverb

trasta

1. (Colonsay, Islay, Jura) across, athwart, cross, traverse

   Synonyms: tarsainn, thairis, thar, trasna, fairis

   Thàinig e trasta air leabhar. ― He came across a book.

Further reading

• Seumas Grannd (2000) The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study‎^[1], Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISBN, page 38