trocha

See also: trochã

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish trocha

Noun

trocha (plural trochas)

1. (military, Latin America) A line of fortifications, usually rough, constructed to prevent the passage of an enemy across a region.

Anagrams

• Thraco-, arcoth

Czech

Alternative forms

• troch (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech trocha, from Proto-Slavic *troxa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtroxa]
• Hyphenation: tro‧cha

Noun

trocha f

1. a little, bit

   Nemáš ještě trochu tabáku? ― Do you have a little tobacco left?

Declension

Declension of trocha (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	trocha	trochy
genitive	trochy	troch
dative	troše	trochám
accusative	trochu	trochy
vocative	trocho	trochy
locative	troše	trochách
instrumental	trochou	trochami

Derived terms

• trochu
• troška

 

Further reading

• trocha in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• trocha in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• trocha in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *troxa. First attested in the beginning of the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /trɔxa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /trɔxa/

Noun

trocha f

1. a little (small amount)
   • 1880 [Middle of the 15th century], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume V, page 280:

     Est etiam mundus locus incultus propter raritatem et paucitatem, prze rzathkocz a throchą, virtutum

     [Est etiam mundus locus incultus propter raritatem et paucitatem, prze rzadkoć a trochę, virtutum]

   • Beginning of the 15th century, Kazania gnieźnieńskie‎^[1], page 4a:

     Tedy vøcz Maria gest bila suego sinka porodila y *gescy gy ona f gasly na trochø szana bila polosila

     [Tedy więc Maryja jest była swego synka porodziła i jesci ji ona w jasły na trochę siana była położyła]

Derived terms

adverb

• trochę

 

Descendants

• Polish: trocha

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “trocha”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾot͡ʃa/ [ˈt̪ɾo.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -otʃa
• Syllabification: tro‧cha

Noun

trocha f (plural trochas)

1. trail, narrow path
2. (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay) gauge (distance between the rails of a railway)

Further reading

• “trocha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014