guêtre
See also: guêtré
French
Etymology
From Middle French guietres pl, from Old French guestes pl, from Frankish *wrist (“instep”). Compare Middle Dutch gewreste, German Rist, Icelandic rist (“instep; grate; grille”).
Pronunciation
Noun
guêtre f (plural guêtres)
Synonyms
Descendants
Verb
guêtre
- first-person singular present indicative of guêtrer
- third-person singular present indicative of guêtrer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of guêtrer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of guêtrer
- second-person singular imperative of guêtrer
Further reading
- “guêtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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