guêtre

See also: guêtré

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French guietres pl, from Old French guestes pl, from Frankish *wrist (“instep”). Compare Middle Dutch gewreste, German Rist, Icelandic rist (“instep; grate; grille”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɛtʁ/
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Noun

guêtre f (plural guêtres)

Synonyms

houseau

Descendants

→ Alemannic German: Geete
→ English: gaiter
→ Italian: ghetta
- → Romanian: gheată
→ Persian: گتر (getr)
→ Romanian: ghetră
→ Russian: ге́тра (gétra)
- → Armenian: գետրի (getri)
→ Ukrainian: ге́тра (hétra)

Verb

guêtre

inflection of guêtrer:
1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“guêtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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