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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Treff, from French trèfle (clover), from Ancient Greek τρίφυλλιον (tríphullion, clover).

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Noun

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тре́фа (tréfaf inan (genitive тре́фы, nominative plural тре́фы, genitive plural треф)

  1. (card games) clubs (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣)
    Synonyms: кре́сти (krésti), тре́фы (tréfy)

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Descendants

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  • Yakut: туора (tuora)

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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тре́фа (tréfaf inan (genitive тре́фи, nominative plural тре́фи, genitive plural треф)

  1. clubs (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣)
    Synonym: жир (žyr)

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See also

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Suits in Ukrainian · масті (masti) (layout · text)
       
чирва (čyrva) бубна (bubna) вино (vyno) трефа (trefa)

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