traître

See also: traitre and traïtre

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁɛtʁ/
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Noun

traître m (plural traîtres, feminine traîtresse)

betrayer, traitor

Adjective

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

treacherous

Related terms

trahison

Further reading

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

Anagrams

attérir, atterri, attirer, retirât, retrait, terrait, titrera, traiter

Norman

Etymology

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

Noun

traître m (plural traîtres)

(Jersey) traitor

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