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trui

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch troye, from Middle Low German troie, troige, possibly from Old Norse treyja (sleeveless jacket) or from Latin troga (horsehair monk's garment).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /trœy̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: trui
  • Rhymes: -œy̯

Noun

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trui f (plural truien, diminutive truitje n)

  1. jumper, sweater
    Synonym: pull
  2. (Suriname) T-shirt
    • 2023, Scrappy W, “Onze Pastor”:
      Kom in de kamer Vincent, 'k neem een drankje met je / Wees niet bang, voel je vrij, doe een praatje met me / Wat in m'n huis gebeurd, zal nooit niet uitlekken / Het wordt nu warm hier, zal ik je trui uittrekken?
      Come into the room Vincent, I'll have a drink with you / Don't be afraid, just feel free, have a chat with me / What happens in my house, will never ever come out / It's getting hot in here now, shall I take off your shirt?

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: trui
  • West Frisian: trui

Anagrams

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From truo +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtrui/
  • Rhymes: -ui
  • Hyphenation: tru‧i

Verb

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trui (present truas, past truis, future truos, conditional truus, volitive truu)

  1. (transitive) to puncture, to make a hole, to punch a hole, to pierce
    • 2019 May 20, "Verdulo" et al. kontribuintoj de Vikipedio, “Truilo”, in Vikipedio[1] (encyclopedia), Vikimedio, retrieved 2025-03-25, Teknikaj informoj:
      Por trui [] oficejopaperon A4, ekzistas truiloj kun 2 aŭ 4 truilaj stangetoj.
      To punch [] A4 office paper, there are punches with 2 or 4 punch bars.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of trui
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense truas truis truos
active participle truanta truantaj truinta truintaj truonta truontaj
acc. truantan truantajn truintan truintajn truontan truontajn
passive participle truata truataj truita truitaj truota truotaj
acc. truatan truatajn truitan truitajn truotan truotajn
nominal active participle truanto truantoj truinto truintoj truonto truontoj
acc. truanton truantojn truinton truintojn truonton truontojn
nominal passive participle truato truatoj truito truitoj truoto truotoj
acc. truaton truatojn truiton truitojn truoton truotojn
adverbial active participle truante truinte truonte
adverbial passive participle truate truite truote
infinitive trui imperative truu conditional truus

References

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Ido

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /trui/
  • Hyphenation: tru‧i

Noun

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trui

  1. plural of truo

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Attested as blui in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Compare lùi.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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trui (, , )

  1. (obsolete as a free morpheme, now only in compounds) to temper, to anneal
    trui rènto forge and temper > to forge
  2. (obsolete as a free morpheme, now only in compounds) to grill on burning charcoal
    cá lóc nướng truigrilled snakehead

West Frisian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch trui, from Middle Dutch troye, from Middle Low German troie.

Noun

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trui c (plural truien, diminutive truike or truitsje)

  1. sweater

Further reading

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  • trui”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011