treva

Concepts

truce

armistice

cease-fire

letup

lull

Synonyms

armistici

Translations

trêve

tregua

trégua

trèva

tregua

cessez-le-feu

armistizio

pausa

bonaccia

momento di calma

sosta

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هدنة

bestand

wapenstilstand

entregat

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtɾe.βə]

Etymology

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰

Cognate with Spanish: tregua

Cognate with Frankish: *treuwu

Cognate with Old French: trieve

In summary

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (“fidelity, pledge”), either via Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 (triggwa), source of Spanish tregua, or via Frankish *treuwu, source of Old French trieve.