hêtre

See also: hétre

French

Etymology

From Middle French [Term?], from Old French hestre, from Frankish *haistr, from Proto-Germanic *haistraz (“young tree”). Compare Dutch heester (“bush”). Displaced native fau, from Latin fagus, which can still be found in faîne (“beechnut”).

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɛtʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtʁ
• Homophones: aitre, aitres, aître, aîtres, être, êtres, hêtres

Noun

hêtre m (plural hêtres)

1. beech (tree, wood)

   Meronym: faîne

Further reading

• “hêtre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• éther