treva

Albanian

Noun

treva

1. inflection of trevë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Catalan

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈtɾe.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈtɾe.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɾe.va]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

treva f (plural treves)

1. truce

See also

• armistici

Further reading

• “treva”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Latin

Noun

treva f (genitive trevae); first declension

1. alternative form of treuga

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtreva/

Noun

treva f (plural treve)

1. truce

   Synonym: tregua

Portuguese

Etymology

See trevas.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛ.vɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛ.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛ.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛ.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛ.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛ.bɐ/ [ˈtɾɛ.βɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɛvɐ
• Hyphenation: tre‧va

Noun

treva f (plural trevas)

1. (chiefly in the plural) darkness

Further reading

• “treva”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “treva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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.

Related terms

• trevande

See also

• famla (“grope”)
• fumla (“fumble”)

References

• treva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• treva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• treva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• treva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)