tro

From Khmer ទ្រ (trɔɔ).

tro (plural tros)

1. A type of spike fiddle made from traditionally used in Cambodia and played vertically.

Inherited 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.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈtɾɔ]

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tro m (plural trons)

1. thunder

• tronar

• “tro”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “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.

• (Rémois) treu

tro

1. (Langrois) three

• Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎^[2] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes

• IPA^(key): /troːˀ/, [ˈtsʁo̰ː], [ˈtˢʁ̥oˀ]^[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”).

tro c (singular definite troen, not used in plural form)

1. belief
2. confidence
3. trust
4. faith

   Ingen kultur eller civilisation uden tro på guder. ― No culture or civilization without faith in gods.

• tro on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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.

tro (past tense troede, past participle troet)

1. to believe
2. to think

From Old Norse trúr, from Proto-Germanic *trūaz (“trustful”), related to Proto-Germanic *trewwaz (“loyal, trustworthy”).

tro (neuter tro, plural and definite singular attributive tro)

1. faithful
2. true
3. loyal
4. accurate, close

Borrowed from French trop, ultimately of Frankish origin. Compare Italian troppo.

• IPA^(key): [tro]

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• Hyphenation: tro

tro

1. too much

   Antonym: maltro

   nek tro nek maltro ― neither too much nor too little

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tro

1. era, period, generation

Borrowed from Esperanto tro, French trop, Italian troppo.

• IPA^(key): /tro/

tro

1. too (much)

   Elua filiino irus, ma la voyo esas tro longa. ― Her daughter would go, but the road is too long.

Inherited from French trop (“too much”).

• IPA^(key): /tɾo/
• Rhymes: -o

tro

1. too much

   Synonym: tro bokou

Borrowed from Old Norse trog.

tro m (plural tros)

1. (Jersey) kneading trough

   Synonym: tro à pain

• IPA^(key): [ˈtruː], [ˈtɾuː], [ˈtʁuː]

From Old Norse trú (noun), trúa (verb), and trúr (adjective).

• tru

tro (indeclinable)

1. faithful, loyal

   Antonym: utro

   Han har troa på at det skal gå bra.

   He is faithful that it will go well.

• naturtro
• troskap

tro f or m (definite singular troa or troen, uncountable)

1. belief, faith
2. trust, confidence

tro (present tense tror, past tense trodde, past participle trodd, present participle troende)

1. to think, believe
2. to imagine, suppose
3. to have faith

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• trådde, trådte

tro

1. simple past of trå

• “tro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse þró. Akin to obsolete English through.

tro f (definite singular troa, indefinite plural trør, definite plural trørne)

1. an oblong trough to give livestock drink and fodder
2. (especially in compounds) a wooden water drain

From Old Norse tróð.

tro n (definite singular troet, uncountable)

1. (collective) woodwork roofing
2. (collective) stakes

• troe

From Old Norse trǫð, same as trø.

tro f (definite singular troa, indefinite plural troer, definite plural troene)

1. a place or location that is literally downtrodden

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• trod (non-standard since 2012)

tro

1. (non-standard since 2012) past tense of tre, treda and trede
2. (non-standard since 2012) past tense of trå

• “tro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• ort, rot, ròt, tor, Tor

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.

tro oblique singular, m (oblique plural tros, nominative singular tros, nominative plural tro)

1. hole (gap in something)

• French: trou

• Etymology and history of “trou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Possibly borrowed from French trop.

• Rhymes: -o

tro

1. (Rio Grande do Sul, obsolete) too, too much

   Synonym: demasiado

• troimh

From Old Irish tremi, tre, from Proto-Celtic *trimo-, *trei, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-.

• IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɾɔ/^[1]
• (Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ɾɔ/^[2], [ɾɔ̝]^[3][4] (corresponding to the form thro)

tro (+ dative, triggers lenition, combined with the singular definite article tron)

1. through

Personal inflection of tro
Number	Person	Simple	Emphatic
Singular	1st	tromham	tromhamsa
	2nd	tromhad	tromhadsa
	3rd m	troimhe	troimhesan
	3rd f	troimhpe	troimhpese
Plural	1st	tromhainn	tromhainne
	2nd	tromhaibh	tromhaibhse
	3rd	tromhpa	tromhpasan

• tro-chèile

• IPA^(key): /truː/

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From Old Swedish trō, from Old Norse trú, from Proto-Germanic *trūwō.

tro c (uncountable)

1. belief (that something is true or real (without being perfectly certain))

   Min tro är att han är skyldig

   My belief is that he's guilty

   hennes tro på tomten

   her belief in Santa Claus

2. belief, faith, trust (thinking that someone is reliable or telling the truth)

   blind tro på auktoriteter

   blind faith in authorities

3. belief, faith (thinking that someone or something will or has the capacity to do well or turn out well)

   Jag vill känna tro på framtiden

   I want to have faith in the future

   • 1996, Marie Fredriksson (lyrics and music), “Tro [Faith]”, in I en tid som vår [In a time like ours]‎^[3]:

     Tro. Jag vill känna tro. Jag vill känna morgondagen nalkas här i lugn och ro.

     Faith [ambiguous, but likely faith in the future going on the rest of the lyrics]. I want to feel faith. I want to feel tomorrow approaching [in, not to] here with peace of mind (in peace and tranquility).

4. religious faith

   den kristna tron

   the Christian faith

   vara stark i tron

   be strong in the faith

   Ingen kultur eller civilisation utan tro på gudar

   No culture or civilization without faith in gods

5. (dated) allegiance

   svära konungen tro och loven

   swear allegiance to the king

The base meaning is belief (compare the verb below). Swedish does not use a separate word for religious faith. Context dictates whether religious faith, belief in something else, or for example faith in the future (belief that the future will turn out okay) is meant.

From Old Swedish trōa, trōa, from Old Norse trúa, from Proto-Germanic *trūwāną.

tro (present tror, preterite trodde, supine trott, imperative tro)

1. to believe, (in the sense of "to believe") to think (think that something is true or real (without being perfectly certain))

   Jag tror han skulle komma vid sextiden

   I think he was going to come around six o'clock

   Hon trodde att Oslo var Danmarks huvudstad

   She thought that Oslo was the capital of Denmark

   Hon tror fortfarande på tomten

   She still believes in Santa Claus

   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 ("believed") concerning this development, but it hasn't been proven by data what really is happening – until now

   tro alla om gott

   think well of everybody

   tro något om någon

   believe something of someone

2. to believe, to trust (someone) (think that they are telling the truth)

   Jag tror dig

   I believe you

   Jag tror dig inte

   I don't believe you

   • 1987, Di Leva (lyrics and music), “Vem ska jag tro på? [Who should I trust?]”, in Vem ska jag tro på?‎^[4]:

     Vem ska jag tro på, tro på, tro på när, tro på när allt är så här?

     Who should I trust, trust, trust when, trust when everything's like this?

3. to believe (in) (think that someone or something will or has the capacity to do well or turn out well)

   tro på någon

   believe in someone

   tro på framtiden

   have faith in the future

   • 1994, Uno Svenningsson (lyrics and music), “Tro På Varann [Believe In Each Other]”, in Uno‎^[5], performed by Uno Svenningsson and Eva Dahlgren:

     Du. Jag vill att vi tror på varann.

     You [or "Hey," as a kind of vocative]. I want us to believe in each other.

4. to have religious faith

   Tvivla inte utan tro!

   Doubt not, believe!

   Tror du på Gud?

   Do you believe in God?

   – Vi tror han är skyldig. – Tror? Tro får man göra i kyrkan.

   – We believe he is guilty. – Believe? Believing is for church ("Believe may one do in church"). (common jocular quip)

• tycka ("think" in the sense of "be of the opinion")
• tänka ("think" in the sense of "think to oneself, have a thought (process) in one's head")

• tro in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tro in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tro in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• Tor, ort, rot

• (Northern Vietnam) gio

From Proto-Vietic *p-lɔː.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɔ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈɔ˧˧]

• Audio (Saigon):

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tro • (𤊣, 𤉓, 𪿙, 𤉕, 𬊐, 炭, 烣, 爐)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

• IPA^(key): /troː/
• Rhymes: -oː

From Proto-Brythonic *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.

tro m (plural troeon or troeau or troau)

1. bend, turn, curve

   Synonyms: osgo, troad, ystum

2. twist, kink

   tro yn y gynffon ― twist in the tale

3. turn, go

   fy nhro i ― my turn

   dy dro di ― your turn

4. time

   yr ail dro ― the second time

   y tro diwethaf ― last time

5. lap (of a race)
6. walk (as recreation or exercise)

   mynd am dro ― to go for a walk

• troi

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

tro

1. inflection of troi:
   1. third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative