"traître" meaning in French

See traître in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tʁɛtʁ/ Audio: Fr-traître.ogg Forms: traîtresse [feminine], traîtres [masculine, plural], traîtresses [feminine, plural], traitre [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French traïtre, nominative singular of traïtor, from an adaptation of Latin traditor. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|traitre|traïtre||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French traïtre, {{inh+|fr|fro|traitre|traïtre}} Inherited from Old French traïtre, {{der|fr|la|traditor}} Latin traditor Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=traîtresse}} traître (feminine traîtresse, masculine plural traîtres, feminine plural traîtresses)
  1. treacherous Related terms: trahison
    Sense id: en-traître-fr-adj-bg5sjwIM

Noun

IPA: /tʁɛtʁ/ Audio: Fr-traître.ogg Forms: traîtres [plural], traîtresse [feminine], traitre [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French traïtre, nominative singular of traïtor, from an adaptation of Latin traditor. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|traitre|traïtre||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French traïtre, {{inh+|fr|fro|traitre|traïtre}} Inherited from Old French traïtre, {{der|fr|la|traditor}} Latin traditor Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=traîtresse}} traître m (plural traîtres, feminine traîtresse)
  1. betrayer, traitor Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Personality
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