trèfle

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French tresfle, from Vulgar Latin *trifolum, from Latin trifolium, calque of Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon). Or taken from the Greek itself. Compare Old French trefeuil.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trèfle m (plural trèfles)

  1. clover
    J'ai trouvé un trèfle à quatre feuilles ! (I found a four-leaf clover!)
  2. (card games) clubs (card suit)
  3. (architecture) trefoil
  4. (heraldry) trefoil

Descendants

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  • German: Treff n
    Macedonian: треф m (tref)
    Russian: тре́фа f (tréfa)
    Russian: тре́фы f (tréfy)
    Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: тре̏ф m
    Latin script: trȅf m
  • Polish: trefl
  • Vietnamese: nhép, tép

See also

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Suits in French · couleurs (layout · text)
cœur carreau pique trèfle

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