trena

See also: trenà, třena, and Trena

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈtɾɛ.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈtɾə.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɾe.na]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *trēna, from Latin trīna (“triple”).

Noun

trena f (plural trenes)

1. braid, pigtail

Derived terms

• trenar

Etymology 2

Verb

trena

1. inflection of trenar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “trena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “trena”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “trena” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “trena” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Malagasy

Noun

trena

1. mooing

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• trenet
• trente (simple past)
• trent (past participle)

Verb

trena

1. inflection of trene:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From English verb train.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²treː.nɑ/

Verb

trena (present tense trenar/trener, past tense trena/trente, past participle trena/trent, passive infinitive trenast, present participle trenande, imperative trena/tren)

1. (transitive, intransitive) train, exercise

   Eg har trent her ganske lenge.

   I have been exercising here for a rather long time.

Alternative forms

• trene (as e-infinitive)

Derived terms

• trenar m
• trening f

Adjective

trena (singular and plural trena)

1. trained

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tréna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²treː.nɑ/

Verb

trena (present tense trenar, past tense trena, past participle trena, passive infinitive trenast, present participle trenande, imperative trena/tren)

1. (intransitive) to harden, petrify
2. (intransitive, especially about grass) to wither

   Synonym: visna

3. (intransitive, about people) to man up, grow strong
4. (intransitive, about limbs, figurative) to go numb, fall asleep, be affected by paresthesia

   Synonym: sovna

Alternative forms

• trene (as e-infinitive)

Related terms

• tre n (“tree”)
• treen (“tree-like”, adjective)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtreː.nɑ/

Noun

trena n

1. (dialect) definite plural of tre

References

• “trena” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• antre, arten, entra, nater, natre, ranet, rante, raten, ratne, renta, retna, taren, tenar, terna, trane

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin trīna, feminine of trīnus (“triple”), and possibly via Provençal or Spanish trena.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾẽ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾẽ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾe.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾe.nɐ/

Noun

trena f (plural trenas)

1. a ribbon used to tie one’s hair
2. a string used to spin a spinning top

   Synonyms: baraça, fieira

3. (Brazil) measuring tape (tape with marks for measuring lengths), especially a metallic one used by construction workers

   Synonym: fita métrica

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾẽ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾẽ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾe.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛ.nɐ/

Verb

trena

1. inflection of trenar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French traîner.

Verb

a trena (third-person singular present trenează, past participle trenat) 1st conjugation

1. to lag behind, dawdle

Conjugation

infinitive			a trena
gerund			trenând
past participle			trenat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	trenez	trenezi	trenează	trenăm	trenați	trenează
	imperfect	trenam	trenai	trena	trenam	trenați	trenau
	simple perfect	trenai	trenași	trenă	trenarăm	trenarăți	trenară
	pluperfect	trenasem	trenaseși	trenase	trenaserăm	trenaserăți	trenaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să trenez	să trenezi	să treneze	să trenăm	să trenați	să treneze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		trenează			trenați
	negative		nu trena			nu trenați

    conjugation of trena (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

trena

1. genitive singular of tren

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾena/ [ˈt̪ɾe.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: tre‧na

Etymology 1

From Latin trina, trinus (“triple”).

Noun

trena f (plural trenas)

1. (colloquial) slammer; nick (prison)

Etymology 2

Verb

trena

1. inflection of trenar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “trena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10