Masculine
hêtre
- (masculine) beech
- (masculine) beechwood
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛtʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French hestre, from Old French hestre, from Frankish *haistr. Displaced native fau, from Latin fagus, which can still be found in faîne (“beechnut”).
genus Fagus
fagus
fern leaved beech
irish fea
beechtree
beech-tree
Fagus sylvatica
Buche
faggio
haya
faia
beuk
fagus
οξιά
faig
kayın
fau
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