noun · femininefirst declension
tructa
tructa f (genitive tructae)
Meaning
- Late Latinfemininea kind of trout
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tructa | tructae |
| genitive | tructae | tructārum |
| dative | tructae | tructīs |
| accusative | tructam | tructās |
| ablative | tructā | tructīs |
| vocative | tructa | tructae |
tructa, ae, f., = τρώκτης,
I. a kind of trout, Isid. Orig. 12, 6.—Also called truc-tus, i, m., Plin. Val. 5, 43.
Origins
Found in Late Latin. Perhaps from Ancient Greek τρώκτης (trṓktēs, “nibbler”), from τρώγω (trṓgō, “to gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, to turn”).
Gallo-Romance
- Catalantruita
- Frenchtruite
- Occitantroita
- Occitantrocha
- Franc-Comtoistrète
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesetruta
- Spanishtrucha
- Asturiantrucha
- Galiciantroita
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italiantrota
- Siciliantrota
- Siciliantrotta
- Venetantruta
Borrowings
- Englishtrout
- Albaniantroftë
- Tok Pisintrautfrom English trout
Gallo-Italian
- Emiliantròta
- Liguriantrûta
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friuliantrute
- Romanshtruta