thro
See also: thro' and -þro
English
Etymology 1
- Abbreviation of through.
Preposition
thro
- (archaic) through
- 1851, Montagu, The Psalms, in a New Version, Fitted to the Tunes Used in Churches: Psalm CVI
- He the Red Sea rebuk'd also,
That it updrying fled:
As thro a desert dry to go,
Them thro the deeps He led.
- He the Red Sea rebuk'd also,
- 1851, Montagu, The Psalms, in a New Version, Fitted to the Tunes Used in Churches: Psalm CVI
Etymology 2
From Middle English thro, thra, from Old Norse þrár (“stubborn, obstinate, persevering”), from Proto-Germanic *þrawaz (“obstinate”), from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“to grind, drill, turn”).
Alternative forms
- throe
Adjective
thro (comparative more thro, superlative most thro)
- (obsolete) Eager; earnest; vehement.
- (obsolete) Bold.
Anagrams
- Roth, Thor, hotr, orth-, thor
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θroː/
Noun
thro
- Aspirate mutation of tro.
Verb
thro
- Aspirate mutation of tro.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| tro | dro | nhro | thro |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||