Entrough

/ɛnˈtrɔːf/ verb

Definition

An archaic or dialectal term meaning to put something into or through a trough, or to form into a trough shape.

Etymology

From en- (prefix meaning to put into) + trough (a long shallow container). This appears to be an obsolete English formation, likely regional or historical, combining common Old English word-building patterns.

Kelly Says

Entrough is so archaic that it barely appears in modern dictionaries, but it's a perfect example of how English once had productive word-building rules where 'en-' could be added to almost any noun to create a verb!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንደር
men-der
ARالعربية
قناة
qan-na
BNবাংলা
খাঁড়
kha-ar
CACatalà
canal
ka-nal
CSČeština
šachta
sha-hta
DADansk
rør
roer
DEDeutsch
Eingrabung
ayng-rah-bung
ELΕλληνικά
κοιλάδα
koi-la-da
ESEspañol
canal
ka-nal
FAفارسی
ن溝
na-goo
FISuomi
kuoppa
kuo-pa
FRFrançais
caniveau
ka-nwe
GUGU
ખાડા
kha-da
HAHA
kankare
kan-ka-re
HEעברית
מעבר
ma-a-ver
HIहिन्दी
खाई
kha-i
HUMagyar
árk
ark
IDBahasa Indonesia
parit
pa-rit
IGIG
ụkpụ
ook-pu
ITItaliano
scanalatura
ska-na-la-too-ra
JA日本語
mori
KKKK
қазы
ka-zy
KMKM
រាង
ra-ng
KO한국어
배수구
bae-su-gu
MRMR
खोली
kho-li
MSBahasa Melayu
parit
pa-rit
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်
chaw-kye
NLNederlands
goot
got
NONorsk
renne
ren-ne
PAPA
ਖੋਹ
khoh
PLPolski
rynienka
ry-ni-en-ka
PTPortuguês
calha
ka-a
RORomână
şanţ
shan-ts
RUРусский
канава
ka-na-va
SVSvenska
ränna
ran-na
SWKiswahili
mfere
m-fe-re
TAதமிழ்
வளைவு
va-lai-vu
TEతెలుగు
గుండు
gun-du
THไทย
ร่อง
rong
TLTL
gulugod
gu-lu-god
TRTürkçe
kanal
ka-nal
UKУкраїнська
канава
ka-na-va
URاردو
گہری
geh-ri
VITiếng Việt
rãnh
ranh
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
o-po
ZH中文
水槽
shuǐkù
ZUZU
isigqoko
ee-si-g-qo-ko

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