trêve
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See also: trevë
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested in Old French as trieve, treve, from Frankish *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (“fidelity; pledge”). Cognate with Dutch trouw, German Treue, English truce. More at true, truce.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
trêve f (plural trêves)
Further reading[edit]
- “trêve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.