trui

See also: trụi

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch troye, from Middle Low German troie, troige, troge (“jacket, vest”) (also in Middle High German troie, treie, and Old Norse treyja (“jerkin, sleeveless jacket”)), from Old French troie (“doublet”), from Late Latin troja, troga (“horsehair monk's garment”), possibly originally of Transalpine Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trœy̯/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: trui
• Rhymes: -œy̯

Noun

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

• bolletjestrui
• coltrui
• een bruine trui breien
• fleecetrui
• kampioenstrui
• kersttrui
• kindertrui
• naveltrui
• polotrui
• sporttrui
• wintertrui

Descendants

• Afrikaans: trui
• → West Frisian: trui

Anagrams

• ruit

Esperanto

Etymology

From truo +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrui/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ui
• Syllabification: tru‧i

Verb

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 25 March 2025, 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

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

• “trui”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Ido

Pronunciation

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

Noun

trui

1. plural of truo

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈuj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈuj˧˧]

Verb

trui • (焠, 淬, 碎)

1. (obsolete as a free morpheme, now only in compounds) to temper, to anneal

   trui rèn ― to forge and temper > to forge

2. (obsolete as a free morpheme, now only in compounds) to grill on burning charcoal

   cá lóc nướng trui ― grilled snakehead

West Frisian

Etymology

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

Noun

trui c (plural truien, diminutive truike or truitsje)

1. sweater

Further reading

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