troita
See also: troiță
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Attested since the 14th century. From Late Latin tructa, of uncertain origin, possibly from Ancient Greek τρώκτης (trṓktēs). Cognate with Portuguese truta, Spanish trucha.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
troita f (plural troitas)
- trout (Salmo trutta)
- 1399, Miguel González Garcés, editor, Historia de La Coruña. Edad Media, A Coruña: Caixa Galicia, page 582:
- ajan por cada hun cinquenta maravedis para viño e para troyta
- they should have fifty coins for each one, for wine and trouts
Noun edit
troita m (plural troitas)
- (figurative, dated) rogue
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “troyta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “troyt” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “troita” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “troita” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “troita” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.