travers

See also: Travers

English

Etymology

From French travers (“breadth, extent from side”). See traverse.

Adverb

travers (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) across; athwart
   • 1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles

     The earl […] caused […] high trees to be hewn down, and laid travers one over another.

References

• “travers”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• starver

French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin traversus, from Latin trānsversus. Doublet of transverse. Compare Italian traverso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁa.vɛʁ/

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Noun

travers m (invariable)

1. outside (the external part of)
2. wide side (the side of which the width is measured)
3. (historical) border toll
4. oddity, irregularity of mind and mood, unfortunate disposition, defect of character

Derived terms

• à travers
• à travers champs
• au travers de
• de travers
• en travers
• par le travers
• vent travers

Related terms

• à travers
• au travers de
• traverser

Further reading

• “travers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• verrats

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /traˈvɛrs/

Adjective

travers

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Romanian

Noun

travers n (plural traversuri)

1. obsolete form of traversă

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	travers	traversul	traversuri	traversurile
genitive-dative	travers	traversului	traversuri	traversurilor
vocative	traversule		traversurilor

References

• travers in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French traverse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾaˈβeɾs/
• Hyphenation: tra‧vers

Noun

travers (definite accusative traversi, plural traversler)

1. (rail transport) A sleeper for railroad tracks; a railroad tie.

Declension

Declension of travers

singular plural nominative travers traversler definite accusative traversi traversleri dative traverse traverslere locative traverste traverslerde ablative traversten traverslerden genitive traversin traverslerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular traversim traverslerim 2nd singular traversin traverslerin 3rd singular traversi traversleri 1st plural traversimiz traverslerimiz 2nd plural traversiniz traversleriniz 3rd plural traversleri traversleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular traversimi traverslerimi 2nd singular traversini traverslerini 3rd singular traversini traverslerini 1st plural traversimizi traverslerimizi 2nd plural traversinizi traverslerinizi 3rd plural traverslerini traverslerini dative singular plural 1st singular traversime traverslerime 2nd singular traversine traverslerine 3rd singular traversine traverslerine 1st plural traversimize traverslerimize 2nd plural traversinize traverslerinize 3rd plural traverslerine traverslerine locative singular plural 1st singular traversimde traverslerimde 2nd singular traversinde traverslerinde 3rd singular traversinde traverslerinde 1st plural traversimizde traverslerimizde 2nd plural traversinizde traverslerinizde 3rd plural traverslerinde traverslerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular traversimden traverslerimden 2nd singular traversinden traverslerinden 3rd singular traversinden traverslerinden 1st plural traversimizden traverslerimizden 2nd plural traversinizden traverslerinizden 3rd plural traverslerinden traverslerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular traversimin traverslerimin 2nd singular traversinin traverslerinin 3rd singular traversinin traverslerinin 1st plural traversimizin traverslerimizin 2nd plural traversinizin traverslerinizin 3rd plural traverslerinin traverslerinin

Further reading

• “travers”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “travers”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4897