hêtre
See also: hétre
French
editEtymology
editInherited 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
edithêtre m (plural hêtres)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “hêtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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