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trua.

pity, sympathy

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/t̪ˠɾˠuə/
  1. pity, sympathy

    feminine
    Tá trua agam don amadán.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish trúaige, from Old Irish trógae (“misery; pity”), from Proto-Celtic *trougiyā (“sorrow, sadness”), from *trougos (“sorry, sad”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic truaighe and Breton truez (“pity”).

adj/t̪ˠɾˠuə/
  1. pitiable; miserable, wretched

  2. lean

  3. thin, emaciated; wasting

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish trúag, from *trougos (“sorry, sad”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic truagh, Manx treih, and Welsh tru (“wretched, miserable”).

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