trou

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English

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Etymology

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From trousers.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trou (uncountable)

  1. (New Zealand, US) Trousers.
  2. (US) Rowing spandex shorts.

Derived terms

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References

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  • OED 2006

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch trouwen (similar root to Engl. "troth").

Pronunciation

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Verb

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trou (present trou, present participle trouende, past participle getrou)

  1. to marry

Usage notes

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  • Alongside regular het getrou, this verb has an alternative irregular past tense is getroud, which can be read both as active and passive:
Dit is die kerk waar ons op die ouderdom van 20 jaar getroud is. — “This is the church where we married (or: were married) at the age of 20.”
  • The above construction refers to the past and is clearly verbal. Beyond this, getroud can also be an adjective in a phrase like the following:
Ons is gelukkig getroud. — “We are happily married.

French

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Etymology

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From Early Medieval Latin traugus, a "barbarous" Latin word first attested in the Ripuarian Law, probably related to torus (round hill).[1] Thought to be of Celtic, specifically Gaulish, origin.

Related to Catalan and Occitan trauc.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trou m (plural trous)

  1. hole
  2. blank (memory)
  3. pause in conversation

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Parker (1844): The Classical Museum a Journal of Philology, Ancient History and Literature, p. 123

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