traitorous

English

Alternative forms

traitourous (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English trayterous, traytrous, (also Middle English traytours, treytours), from Anglo-Norman traiterous, traitourous and Old French traitros.

Pronunciation

enPR: trāt′ərəs, IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/

Adjective

traitorous (comparative more traitorous, superlative most traitorous)

Characteristic of a traitor; disloyal
(law) Constituting treason; treasonable or seditious

Synonyms

Translations

characteristic of a traitor

Catalan: traïdor (ca)
Danish: forræderisk
German: verräterisch, treulos, untreu (de)
Greek: προδοτικός (el) m (prodotikós)
Ancient Greek: προδοτικός (prodotikós)
Macedonian: предавнички m (predávnički), издајнички m (izdájnički)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: forrædersk, forræderisk

Nynorsk: forrædersk, forræderisk
Spanish: traicionero (es), traidor (es)
Swedish: förrädisk (sv)

law: constituting treason; treasonable or seditious

Greek: στασιαστικός (el) m (stasiastikós), ανατρεπτικός (el) m (anatreptikós)

Macedonian: предавнички m (predávnički), издајнички m (izdájnički)

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