tross

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From German trotz.

Preposition

tross

1. despite

Synonyms

• på tross av, til tross for

See also

• trass (Nynorsk)

Etymology 2

Verb

tross

1. imperative of trosse

References

• “tross” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish tros, from Middle Low German trosse, trotze. Cognate of German Trosse, Dutch tros.

Noun

tross c

1. (nautical) hawser

Declension

Declension of tross

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tross	tross
	definite	trossen	trossens
plural	indefinite	trossar	trossars
	definite	trossarna	trossarnas

Derived terms

• ankartross
• bogsertross
• förtöjningstross
• liktross
• trosslagen

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Tross, from Latin trossa (“package”).

Noun

tross c

1. (military) baggage, baggage train

Declension

Declension of tross

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tross	tross
	definite	trossen	trossens
plural	indefinite	trossar	trossars
	definite	trossarna	trossarnas

Derived terms

• koktross
• trossbåt
• trossfordon
• trosskompani
• trossvagn

See also

• träng

Further reading

• tross in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• tross in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• tross in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)