trespas

Middle English

Alternative forms

• trespasse, trespace, trespaz, trispase

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French trespas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɛspas/, /trɛsˈpaːs/

Noun

trespas (plural trespasses)

1. trespass

Descendants

• English: trespass
• Yola: treshpass

References

• “trespā̆s, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Etymology

tres- +‎ pas

Noun

trespas oblique singular, m (oblique plural trespas, nominative singular trespas, nominative plural trespas)

1. pass (opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a ford)

Related terms

• trespasser

Descendants

• → Middle English: trespas, trespasse, trespace, trespaz, trispase
  • English: trespass
  • Yola: treshpass