treva
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
treva f (plural treves)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “treva” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin edit
Noun edit
treva f (genitive trevae); first declension
- Alternative form of treuga
Piedmontese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
treva f (plural treve)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
See trevas.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛvɐ
- Hyphenation: tre‧va
Noun edit
treva f (plural trevas)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish thriva, further origin uncertain; perhaps an expressive derivation from Old Norse þrífa (“to seize, grab, snatch”).
Verb edit
treva (present trevar, preterite trevade, supine trevat, imperative treva)
- to fumble (trying to find something)
- Hon trevade efter nycklarna i fickan
- She fumbled for the keys in her pocket
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of treva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | treva | trevas | ||
| Supine | trevat | trevats | ||
| Imperative | treva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | treven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | trevar | trevade | trevas | trevades |
| Ind. plural1 | treva | trevade | trevas | trevades |
| Subjunctive2 | treve | trevade | treves | trevades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | trevande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- treva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- treva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- treva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- treva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)