truvà

Istriot

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tropāre, present active infinitive of *tropō, from Classical Latin tropus (“song”). Compare Italian trovare, Sicilian truvari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /truˈva/

Verb

truvà (transitive)

1. to find
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 68:

     Nu’ iè truvato spada, che me talgia,

     I have not found a sword that would cut me,

Neapolitan

Verb

truvà

1. Alternative spelling of trovare (“to find, search for”)