coffre

See also: coffré and côffre

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus (basket), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, basket).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔfʁ/
  • (file)

Noun

coffre m (plural coffres)

  1. chest, box
  2. boot (UK), trunk (US) (luggage storage compartment of a vehicle, i.e. car)

Derived terms

Verb

coffre

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

Further reading


Middle French

Noun

coffre m (plural coffres)

  1. box; chest
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