trêve
See also: trevë
French
Etymology
Attested in (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French as trieve, treve, From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *treuwa, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *trewwō (“fidelity; pledge”). Cognate with Dutch trouw, German Treue, English truce. More at true, truce.
Pronunciation
Noun
trêve f (plural trêves)
Further reading
- “trêve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.