trêve
Meaning
- truce
- midwinter break
- rest, respite
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tʁɛv/
Etymology
Attested in Old French as trieve, treve, from Frankish *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (“fidelity; pledge”). Cognate with Dutch trouw, German Treue, English truce. More at true, truce.
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