hêtre
See also: hétre
French edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɛtʁ/
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɛːtʁ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium and Canada)
- Homophones: hêtres (general), aître, aîtres, être, êtres (unaspirated)
Noun edit
hêtre m (plural hêtres)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “hêtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.