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/
Audio (France, Paris): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtʁ
- Homophones: aitre, aitres, aître, aîtres, être, êtres, hêtres
Noun
hêtre m (plural hêtres)
Further reading
- “hêtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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