intrā

intr--ā lat. 'innen'

From earlier *interus (whence also interior), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”). Cognates include Sanskrit अन्तर (ántara, “interior”) and Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine, bowel”), Northern Kurdish hindirr (inside), Persian اندرون (andarun, “inner”).

The change from instrumental/ablative and accusative to accusative only is caused by *-teros used adverbially.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.traː/, [ˈɪn̪t̪räː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.tra/, [ˈin̪t̪rä]

Preposition

intrā (+ accusative)

1. within; inside [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: intro, penitus

   Antonyms: foras, forīs, extrinsecus

2. during
3. less than