transversus
Meaning
- (declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect) perfect passive participle of trānsvertō
- (declension-1, declension-2, participle) going or lying across, athwart, crosswise; from side to side; cross-, transverse, traverse
- (declension-1, declension-2, figuratively, participle) crossed, thwarted
- (declension-1, declension-2, participle) suddenly, unexpectedly, transversely, crosswise
Concepts
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
[trãːsˈwɛr.sʊs]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *trānsworssos, whence also derived Umbrian trahuorfi (“transversely, crosswise”). Synchronically the perfect passive participle of trānsvertō (“to turn or direct across or athwart”).
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