traître

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See also: traitre and traïtre

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old French traïtre, nominative singular of traïtor, from an adaptation of Latin traditor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁɛtʁ/
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Noun

traître m (plural traîtres, feminine traîtresse)

  1. betrayer, traitor

Adjective

traître (feminine traîtresse, masculine plural traîtres, feminine plural traîtresses)

  1. treacherous

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French traïtre, nominative singular of traïtor, from an adaptation of Latin traditor.

Noun

traître m (plural traîtres)

  1. (Jersey) traitor