trano

trano

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From trāns- + (to swim).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    trānō (present infinitive trānāre, perfect active trānāvī, supine trānātum); first conjugation

    1. to swim through, across, or over
      • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.245–246:
        Illā frētus agit ventōs, et turbida trānat / nūbila. [...]
        Relying on [the power of his caduceus, Mercury] drives the winds, and swims through the turbid clouds.
    2. to penetrate, permeate, pass through

    Conjugation

    Further reading

    • trāno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • trānō”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • trāno”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Malagasy

    Etymology

    Unknown. Possibly related to Malay dangau (small hut).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    trano

    1. house