See also: Troy

English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English troye, from Anglo-Norman. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, probably first used at a fair in Troyes, France.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tɹɔɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ
  • (file)

Adjective edit

troy (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to, troy weight.

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Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral edit

troy

  1. three

Descendants edit

  • Middle French: troys
  • Walloon: troes

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Originally in the compound onza troy (troy ounce); a loan translation of English troy ounce, perhaps after the French city of Troyes.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾoi/ [ˈt̪ɾoi̯]
  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Syllabification: troy

Adjective edit

troy (invariable)

  1. troy

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