tru

See also: trú, trữ, and trừ

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *taruna, from Proto-Indo-European *teruno (“tender, soft”) (cf. Sanskrit तरुण (táruṇa, “young, fresh”), Ancient Greek τέρην (térēn), Italian tenero)[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɾũ]

Noun

tru m (indefinite plural tru, definite singular truri, definite plural trutë)

  1. brain

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.466

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • ntru

Etymology

From Latin intro. Compare Daco-Romanian întru.

Preposition

tru

  1. in

Synonyms

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • tro (Etymologies 1-3)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse trúr.

Adjective

tru

  1. faithful, loyal
  2. true
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse trú.

Noun

tru f, m (definite singular trua or truen, indefinite plural truer, definite plural truene)

  1. belief, faith
  2. trust, confidence

Etymology 3

From Old Norse trúa.

Verb

tru (imperative tru, present tense trur, simple past trudde, past participle trudd)

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

Etymology 4

Verb

tru

  1. imperative of true

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trʉː/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse trú.

Noun

tru f (definite singular trua, indefinite plural truer, definite plural truene)

  1. belief, faith
    Dette var før den nye trua hadde kome.
    This was before the new faith had arrived.
  2. trust, confidence
    Eg har trua på deg.
    I have confidence in you.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse trúa. Akin to English trow.

Verb

tru (present tense trur, past tense trudde, past participle trudd/trutt, passive infinitive truast, present participle truande, imperative tru)

  1. to think, believe
    Nei, det trur eg ikkje.
    No, I don't think so.
  2. imagine, suppose
    Skal tru om det kjem til å snøa i morgon.
    I wonder if it will snow tomorrow.
  3. to believe
    Eg trur deg ikkje.
    I don't believe you.
  4. to believe (have religious faith)
    Eg trur på Gud.
    I believe in God.
  5. entrust

Etymology 3

From Old Norse trúr.

Adjective

tru

  1. faithful, loyal
    Han var ein tru tenar.
    He was a faithful servant.
  2. true
Derived terms

References

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English true.

Adjective

tru

  1. true

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English true

Adjective

tru

  1. true
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:23 (translation here):
      Man i lukim meri na em i tok olsem, “Em nau. Em i poroman tru bilong mi. Bun bilong em i kamap long bun bilong mi, na mit bilong em i kamap long mit bilong mi. God i wokim em long bun bilong mi, olsem na bai mi kolim em ‘meri.’ ”

Adverb

tru

  1. truly; very; verily
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:31 (translation here):
      God i lukim olgeta dispela samting i gutpela, na em i amamas tru. Nait i go pinis na moning i kamap. Em i de namba 6.
  2. very much
  3. amen; so be it

Usage notes

This can be used where one would use yet in English, to signify that something is true even when it would seem unbelievable. It is placed at the end of a phrase or sentence.

Derived terms

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

tru

  1. (of an animal) to howl

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誅.

Verb

tru

  1. (only in compounds) to eliminate
Derived terms
  • tru di tam tộc, tru di cửu tộc
  • trời tru đất diệt

Etymology 3

Noun

(classifier con) tru

  1. Eye dialect spelling of trâu, representing Nghệ An dialect and Hà Tĩnh dialect Vietnamese.
Synonyms

Wakhi

Etymology

Cognate with Yagnobi тирай, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

tru

  1. three
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