tro
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan tro, from Vulgar Latin *tronus, a noun based on Vulgar Latin *tronāre, modification of Latin tonāre (“to thunder”) (with the additional /r/ perhaps by analogy with *tronitus, metathesis of tonitrus). Compare Spanish trueno, Portuguese trom.
Related terms
References
- “tro”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “tro” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “tro” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “tro” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /troːˀ/, [ˈtˢʁ̥oˀ]
Etymology 1
From Old Danish tro, late Old Norse trú, either a native derivation from the verb or borrowed from Middle Low German trouwe, trūwe, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (“fidelity, pledge”), cognate with English truce, German Treue (“loyalty”).
Noun
tro c (singular definite troen, not used in plural form)
- belief
- confidence
- trust
- faith
- Ingen kultur eller civilisation uden tro på guder. ― No culture or civilization without faith in gods.
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tro | troen |
genitive | tros | troens |
See also
tro on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
From Old Norse trúa, from Proto-Germanic *trūwāną (“to trust”), cognate with English trow and German trauen. Derived from the adjective *trūaz (“trustful”), see below.
Inflection
Etymology 3
From Old Norse trúr, from Proto-Germanic *trūaz (“trustful”), related to Proto-Germanic *trewwaz (“loyal, trustworthy”).
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tro]
- Audio:
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Garo
Etymology
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Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tro/
Adverb
tro
- too (much)
- Elua filiino irus, ma la voyo esas tro longa. ― Her daughter would go, but the road is too long.
Norman
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Related terms
Noun
tro f (definite singular troa, indefinite plural troer, definite plural troene)
- a place or location that is literally downtrodden
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
- trod (non-standard since 2012)
Verb
tro
References
- “tro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *traucum (“hole”) (compare Late Latin traugum in the Capitularies of Charlemagne). Further origin uncertain. Possibly of Germanic or Celtic origin. Compare German Trog (“trough”), English trug, trough, all from Proto-Germanic *trugaz.
Noun
tro m (oblique plural tros, nominative singular tros, nominative plural tro)
- hole (gap in something)
Descendants
- French: trou
References
- Etymology and history of “trou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish tremi, tre, from Proto-Celtic *trimo-, *trē, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-.
Usage notes
- Lenites the following word.
- If the definite article in the singular follows, the preposition and the article amalgamate into tron.
Derived terms
- The following prepositional pronouns:
Combining
pronoun |
Prepositional
pronoun |
Prepositional
pronoun (emphatic) |
mi | tromham | tromhamsa |
tu | tromhad | tromhadsa |
e | troimhe | troimhesan |
i | troimhpe | troimhpese |
sinn | tromhainn | tromhainne |
sibh | tromhaibh | tromhaibhse |
iad | tromhpa | tromhpasan |
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /truː/
audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish trō, from Old Norse trú, from Proto-Germanic *trūwō.
Noun
tro c (uncountable)
- faith, belief
- Ingen kultur eller civilisation utan tro på gudar. ― No culture or civilization without faith in gods.
- (dated) allegiance
- svära konungen tro och loven ― swear allegiance to the king
Declension
Declension of tro | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | tro | tron | — | — |
Genitive | tros | trons | — | — |
Related terms
- god tro
- ond tro
- trofast
- trohet
- trosfrihet
- troslära
- trossamfund
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish trōa, trōa, from Old Norse trúa, from Proto-Germanic *trūwāną.
Verb
tro (present tror, preterite trodde, supine trott, imperative tro)
- to believe
- tro alla om gott ― think well of everybody
- tro på något ― believe in something
- tro något om någon ― believe something of someone
- to think; to consider correct, but being unable to prove it
- Det har trotts mycket kring den här utvecklingen, men det har inte varit fastslaget i data vad som verkligen håller på att ske – förrän nu.
- Much has been speculated concerning this development, but it hasn't been proven by data what really is happening - until now.
- to think; to consider something correct that is not correct.
- Hon trodde att Oslo var Danmarks huvudstad. ― She thought that Oslo was the capital of Denmark.
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | tro | tros | ||
Supine | trott | trotts | ||
Imperative | tro | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | tron | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | tror | trodde | tros | troddes |
Ind. plural1 | tro | trodde | tros | troddes |
Subjunctive2 | tro | trodde | tros | troddes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | troende | |||
Past participle | trodd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Further reading
- tro in Svensk ordbok.
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (Northern Vietnam) gio
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *p-lɔː.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɔ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈɔ˧˧]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /troː/
- Rhymes: -oː
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *tro, related to Middle Breton tro and middle Cornish tro.[1] The ultimate origin is unclear; sometimes said to be from Ancient Greek Τροία (Troía, “Troy”), referring to the city's maze-like walls, but this could just be a similarity enforced by folk etymology.[2][3] It could instead be from corruptions of troed (“foot”),[4] Latin torqueo (“I turn”), or Latin tropus/Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “a turn”). Also compare French troller (“to stroll, drag, wander about”).[5] More at Caerdroia.
Noun
tro m (plural troeon)
Derived terms
- am y tro
- dros dro
- tro pedol
Related terms
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Biology and Human Affairs. (1975). United Kingdom: British Social Biology Council, p. 66
- Lindsay, J. (1963). A Short History of Culture, from Prehistory to the Renaissance. United States: Citadel Press, p. 126
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “treget-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 389
- Worcester, J. E. (1910). Worcester's Academic Dictionary: A New Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. United States: Lippincott, p. 551
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tro
- inflection of troi:
- third-person singular present subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative