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tröst

1. singular imperative of trösten

From Old Norse traust, from Proto-Germanic *traustą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *derw-, *drew-, *drū-.

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tröst

1. comforting

tröst c

1. comfort, consolation
2. (colloquial) a (baby's) pacifier

   Synonym: napp

• tröst in Svensk ordbok.
• tröst in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

• stört, törst

Borrowed from English trust.

• IPA^(key): /tɾœst/

tröst (definite accusative tröstü, plural tröstler)

1. trust (a group of businessmen or traders)
   • 1938 July 22, Anadolu Agency, “Sekiz sinema kumpanyasını mahkemeye verdi [Eight cinema companies taken to court]”, in Kurun, page 6:

     Birleşik Amerika hükûmetleri trüst aleyhindeki kanuna istinaden başlıca sekiz Amerikan sinema kumpanyası aleyhinde Nevyork mahkemesi nezdinde dava açmıştır.

     The United States government filed a lawsuit in the New York court against eight major American movie companies based on the antitrust law.