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tro

See also: TRO, trò, třo, trở, trø, and trɔ

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan tron), from Latin tonus (“thunderclap; sound, tone”) (possibly through a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *tronus[1]), incremented with an -r- due to influence from *tronitus < tonitrus), and ultimately from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos); compare also Portuguese trom, Spanish trueno). Compare the borrowed doublet to.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tro m (plural trons)

  1. thunder

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ http://www.diccionari.cat/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0137899

DanishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From late Old Norse trú, from Middle Low German trouwe, from Old Saxon [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Germanic *trewwō.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tro c (singular definite troen, not used in plural form)

  1. belief
  2. confidence
  3. trust
  4. faith
See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse trúa.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

tro (imperative tro, infinitive at tro, present tense tror, past tense troede, perfect tense har troet)

  1. believe
  2. think

Etymology 3Edit

From Old Norse trúr.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

tro (neuter tro, plural and definite singular attributive tro)

  1. faithful
  2. true
  3. loyal
  4. accurate, close

EsperantoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French trop.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /tro/
  • Hyphenation: tro

AdverbEdit

tro

  1. too much
    nek tro nek maltro
    neither too much nor too little

AntonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from tro

IdoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Esperanto tro, from French trop.

AdverbEdit

tro

  1. too (much)
    Elua filiino irus, ma la voyo esas tro longa.
    Her daughter would go, but the road is too long.

NormanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Old Norse trog.

NounEdit

tro m (plural tros)

  1. (Jersey) kneading trough

SynonymsEdit

Norwegian BokmålEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse trú (noun), trúa (verb), and trúr (adjective).

Alternative formsEdit

AdjectiveEdit

tro (indeclinable)

  1. faithful, loyal
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit

NounEdit

tro f, m (definite singular troa or troen, uncountable)

  1. belief, faith
  2. trust, confidence
Derived termsEdit

VerbEdit

tro (present tense tror, past tense trodde, past participle trodd, present participle troende)

  1. to think, believe
  2. to imagine, suppose
  3. to have faith

Etymology 2Edit

Alternative formsEdit

VerbEdit

tro

  1. simple past of trå

ReferencesEdit

Old FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Vulgar Latin *traucum (“hole”) (compare Late Latin traugum in the Capitularies of Charlemagne). Further origin uncertain. Possibly of Germanic or Celtic origin. Compare German Trog (“trough”), English trug, trough.

NounEdit

tro m (oblique plural tros, nominative singular tros, nominative plural tro)

  1. hole (gap in something)

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Scottish GaelicEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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PrepositionEdit

tro

  1. through

Usage notesEdit

Derived termsEdit

  • The following prepositional pronouns:
Combining

pronoun

Prepositional

pronoun

Prepositional

pronoun (emphatic)

mi tromham tromhamsa
tu tromhad tromhadsa
e troimhe troimhesan
i troimhpe troimhpese
sinn tromhainn tromhainne
sibh tromhaibh tromhaibhse
iad tromhpa tromhpasan

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Swedish trō, from Old Norse trú, from Proto-Germanic *trūwō

NounEdit

tro c (uncountable)

  1. faith, belief
  2. (dated) allegiance
    svära konungen tro och loven
    swear allegiance to the king
DeclensionEdit
Declension of tro 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative tro tron — —
Genitive tros trons — —
Related termsEdit
Terms related to tro

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Swedish trōa, trōa, from Old Norse trúa, from Proto-Germanic *trūwijaną.

VerbEdit

tro

  1. to believe
    tro alla om gott
    think well of everybody
    tro på något
    believe in something
    tro något om någon
    believe something of someone
  2. to think; to consider correct, but being unable to prove it
    Det har trotts mycket kring den här utvecklingen, men det har inte varit fastslaget i data vad som verkligen håller på att ske – förrän nu.
    Much has been thought (speculated) concerning this development, but it hasn't been proven by data what really is happening - until now.
  3. to think; to consider something correct that is not correct.
    Hon trodde att Oslo var Danmarks huvudstad
    She thought that Oslo was the capital of Denmark
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of tro (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive tro tros
Present tense tror tros
Past tense trodde troddes
Supine trott trotts
Imperative tro —
Present participle troende
Past participle trodd


Related termsEdit
Terms related to tro

VietnameseEdit

Alternative formEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Vietic *p-lɔː.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

tro

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from tro

WelshEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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NounEdit

tro m (plural troeon)

  1. bend, turn, curve
  2. twist, kink
  3. turn, go
  4. lap (of a race)
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

See etymology on the main entry.

VerbEdit

tro

  1. inflection of troi:
    1. third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tro dro nhro thro
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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