hêtre
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: hétre
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French hestre, from Frankish *haistr (compare Dutch heester, Middle Low German bester), from Proto-Germanic *hais- (“thicket, bush, shrub”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɛtʁ/
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Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtʁ
- Homophones: aitre, aitres, aître, aîtres, être, êtres, hêtres
Noun[edit]
hêtre m (plural hêtres)
- beech (tree/wood)
Anagrams[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “hêtre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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