LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

trua

trua f (genitive truae)

Meaning

  1. feminineA ladle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetruatruae
genitivetruaetruārum
dativetruaetruīs
accusativetruamtruās
ablativetruātruīs
vocativetruatruae

trŭa, ae, f.
I. A stirring-spoon, skimmer, ladle, Titin. and Pompon. ap. Non. 19, 17 sq.; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 118 Müll.—
II. Perh. a drain, gutter, spout, acc. to Varr. l. l.

Origins

Disputed. Presumably from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”); compare Sanskrit तर्कु (tarku, “spindle”), Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz (“cross, adverse”) and Latin torqueō (“to twist”). Alternatively from *(s)twerH- (“to turn, stir, agitate”).

Descendants
  • Galiciantrueiro

Quick answers

What does trua mean in Latin?
trua, a noun, means “A ladle”.
What is the genitive of trua?
The genitive singular is truae. trua is feminine, first declension.