trou
See also: třou
English Edit
Etymology Edit
From trousers.
Noun Edit
trou (uncountable)
Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- OED 2006
Anagrams Edit
Afrikaans Edit
Etymology Edit
From Dutch trouwen (similar root to Engl. "troth").
Pronunciation Edit
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Verb Edit
trou (present trou, present participle trouende, past participle getrou)
- to marry
Usage notes Edit
- Alongside regular het getrou, this verb has an alternative irregular past tense is getroud, which can be read both as active and passive:
- Dit is die kerk waar ons op die ouderdom van 20 jaar getroud is. — “This is the church where we married (or: were married) at the age of 20.”
- The above construction refers to the past and is clearly verbal. Beyond this, getroud can also be an adjective in a phrase like the following:
- Ons is gelukkig getroud. — “We are happily married.”
French Edit
Etymology Edit
From Medieval Latin traugus, a "barbarous" Latin word first attested in the Ripuarian Law, probably related to torus (“round hill”).[1] Thought to be of Celtic, specifically Gaulish, origin.
Related to Catalan and Occitan trauc.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
trou m (plural trous)
Derived terms Edit
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ Parker (1844): The Classical Museum a Journal of Philology, Ancient History and Literature, p. 123
Further reading Edit
- “trou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.