coffre

See also: coffré and côffre

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔfʁ/

• audio:

  (file)

Noun

coffre m (plural coffres)

1. chest, box
2. boot (UK), trunk (US) (luggage storage compartment of a vehicle, i.e. car)

Derived terms

• coffre-fort

Verb

coffre

1. first-person singular present indicative of coffrer
2. third-person singular present indicative of coffrer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of coffrer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of coffrer
5. second-person singular imperative of coffrer

Further reading

• “coffre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle French

Noun

coffre m (plural coffres)

1. box; chest