trien

See also: triện, triền, and triển

Catalan

Verb

trien

  1. third-person plural present indicative of triar

Dutch

Etymology

Shortening of the name Katrien.

Noun

trien f (plural trienen, diminutive trientje n)

  1. (offensive) uneducated, unrefined or unintelligent woman

Derived terms

  • boerentrien

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *trēn, from Proto-Germanic *trahnuz.

Noun

trien c (plural triennen, diminutive trientsje)

  1. tear (in one's eye)

Further reading

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