troy
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.
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Adjective edit
troy (not comparable)
- 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
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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.
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Adjective edit
troy (invariable)
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Further reading edit
- “troy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014