trang

See also: Appendix:Variations of "trang"

Cimbrian

Verb

trang

1. to wear

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þrǫngr.

Adjective

trang (neuter trangt, plural and definite singular attributive trange)

1. tight, narrow
2. tiring, bad, fatiguing

   Synonyms: slidsom, dårlig

Inflection

Inflection of trang

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	trang	trangere	trangest2
indefinite neuter singular	trangt	trangere	trangest2
plural	trange	trangere	trangest2
definite attributive1	trange	trangere	trangeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þrǫng

Noun

trang c (singular definite trangen, not used in plural form)

1. urge, need

   Synonyms: drift, lyst

2. (uncommon) the lack of necessities of life

Declension

Declension of trang

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	trang	trangen
genitive	trangs	trangens

Derived terms

• besiddertrang
• frihedstrang
• hustrang
• nikotintrang
• oprørstrang
• pengetrang
• præstationstrang
• skabertrang
• tissetrang
• trangssituation
• virketrang
• ødelæggelsestrang

References

• “trang” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þrǫngr (adjective) and þrǫng (noun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾɑŋ/

Adjective

trang (neuter singular trangt, definite singular and plural trange, comparative trangere, indefinite superlative trangest, definite superlative trangeste)

1. tight
2. narrow

Noun

trang m (definite singular trangen) (uncountable)

1. urge, need

See also

• trong (Nynorsk)

References

• “trang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots thrang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɾaŋk/

Adjective

trang

1. busy
2. throng
3. on good terms
4. very intimate

Mutation

Mutation of trang

radical	lenition
trang	thrang

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “trang”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tr.

Etymology

Attested as blang in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈaːŋ˧˧]
• Homophone: Trang

• Audio (Saigon):

  (file)

Noun

trang • (張, 庄)

1. page

   trang chính ― main page

Derived terms

• trang web (“web page; website”)

See also

• nghĩa trang