givre

See also: givré

French

Etymology

Origin uncertain, though apparently from a non-Latin base. Possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *gibara, compare Low German Geiber, German Geifer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒivʁ/

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Noun

givre m (plural givres)

1. frost, ice, hoarfrost, rime

Verb

givre

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• grive