trocha
See also: trochã
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
trocha (plural trochas)
- (military, Latin America) A line of fortifications, usually rough, constructed to prevent the passage of an enemy across a region.
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- troch (archaic)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech trocha, from Proto-Slavic *troxa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
trocha f
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Old Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *troxa. First attested in the beginning of the 15th century.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
trocha f
- a little (small amount)
- 1880 [Middle of the 15th century], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume V, page 280:
- Est etiam mundus locus incultus propter raritatem et paucitatem, prze rzathkocz a throchą, virtutum
- [Est etiam mundus locus incultus propter raritatem et paucitatem, prze rzadkoć a trochę, virtutum]
- Beginning of the 15th century, Kazania gnieźnieńskie[1], page 4a:
- Tedy vøcz Maria gest bila suego sinka porodila y *gescy gy ona f gasly na trochø szana bila polosila
- [Tedy więc Maryja jest była swego synka porodziła i jesci ji ona w jasły na trochę siana była położyła]
Derived terms edit
adverb
Descendants edit
- Polish: trocha
References edit
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “trocha”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
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Noun edit
trocha f (plural trochas)
- trail, narrow path
- (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay) gauge (distance between the rails of a railway)
Further reading edit
- “trocha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014