troa

Esperanto

Etymology

From tro (“too much”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtroa/

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• Rhymes: -oa

Adjective

troa (accusative singular troan, plural troaj, accusative plural troajn)

1. too much, too many

   Synonym: tro da

   Antonym: maltroa

Usage notes

• To say "too much" or "too many" both "troa" and "tro da" can be used. There exists, however, a difference between "troa" and "tro da", though it is subtle. "Tro da" expresses a sense of collection, of belonging together somehow; something that is not the case for "troa". Consider, for example, the difference between "Tro da homoj mortis tiutage." (Too many people died that day.) and "Troaj homoj mortas pro aŭtoakcidentoj ĉiujare." (Too many people die in car accidents each year.). The first sentence expresses the notion that the people died because of the same event, whereas any such notion is absent from the second sentence.

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• troen

Noun

troa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of tro

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• trō

Etymology

From Old Norse trúa, from Proto-Germanic *trūwāną.

Verb

trōa

1. to trust, put faith in
2. to believe

Conjugation

Descendants

• Swedish: tro

Portuguese

Verb

troa

1. inflection of troar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtrɔ.a/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtroː.a/, /ˈtrɔ.a/

Verb

troa

1. second-person singular imperative colloquial of troi

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