troy
See also: Troy
English
Etymology
From Middle English troye, from Anglo-Norman. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, probably first used at a fair in Troyes, France.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɹɔɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪ
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Adjective
troy (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to, troy weight.
Anagrams
- Tory, ryot, tory, tyro
Old French
Alternative forms
- treis, trois
Etymology
From Latin trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Numeral
troy
- three
Descendants
- Middle French: troys
- French: trois
- Walloon: troes
Spanish
Etymology
Originally in the compound onza troy (“troy ounce”); a loan translation of English troy ounce, perhaps after the French city of Troyes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɾoi/ [ˈt̪ɾoi̯]
- Rhymes: -oi
- Syllabification: troy
Adjective
troy (invariable)
- troy
Derived terms
- onza troy
Further reading
- “troy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014