treva

treva

1. inflection of trevë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

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.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈtɾe.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈtɾe.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɾe.va]

treva f (plural treves)

1. truce

• armistici

• “treva”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

treva f (genitive trevae); first declension

1. alternative form of treuga

• IPA^(key): /ˈtreva/

treva f (plural treve)

1. truce

   Synonym: tregua

See trevas.

• Rhymes: -ɛvɐ
• Hyphenation: tre‧va

treva f (plural trevas)

1. (chiefly in the plural) darkness

Inherited from Old Swedish thriva, further origin uncertain; perhaps an expressive derivation from Old Norse þrífa (“to seize, grab, snatch”).

treva (present trevar, preterite trevade, supine trevat, imperative treva)

1. to fumble (trying to find something)

   Hon trevade efter nycklarna i fickan

   She fumbled for the keys in her pocket

• trevande

• famla (“grope”)
• fumla (“fumble”)

• 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)