troy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English troye, from Anglo-Norman. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, probably first used at a fair in Troyes, France.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tɹɔɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

troy (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to, troy weight.

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Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral[edit]

troy

  1. three

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle French: troys
  • Walloon: troes

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally in the compound onza troy (troy ounce); a loan translation of English troy ounce, perhaps after the French city of Troyes.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾoi/ [ˈt̪ɾoi̯]
  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Syllabification: troy

Adjective[edit]

troy (invariable)

  1. troy

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