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treva

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Catalan

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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treva f (plural treves)

  1. truce

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Latin

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Noun

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treva f (genitive trevae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of treuga

Piedmontese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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treva f (plural treve)

  1. truce
    Synonym: tregua

Portuguese

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Etymology

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See trevas.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛvɐ
  • Hyphenation: tre‧va

Noun

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treva f (plural trevas)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) darkness

Swedish

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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

Conjugation

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Conjugation of treva (weak)
active passive
infinitive treva trevas
supine trevat trevats
imperative treva
imper. plural1 treven
present past present past
indicative trevar trevade trevas trevades
ind. plural1 treva trevade trevas trevades
subjunctive2 treve trevade treves trevades
present participle trevande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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