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trien

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See also: triện, triền, and triển

Catalan

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Verb

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trien

  1. third-person plural present indicative of triar

Dutch

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Etymology

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Shortening of the name Katrien.

Noun

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trien f (plural trienen, diminutive trientje n)

  1. (offensive) uneducated, unrefined or unintelligent woman

Derived terms

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian *trēn, from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu (tear).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trien c (plural triennen, diminutive trientsje)

  1. tear (in one's eye)

Further reading

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  • trien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011