guêtre

Etymology

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/

Noun

guêtre f (plural guêtres)

1. gaiter
2. leggings

Verb

guêtre

1. first-person singular present indicative of guêtrer
2. third-person singular present indicative of guêtrer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of guêtrer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of guêtrer
5. second-person singular imperative of guêtrer

Further reading

• “guêtre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).