aïeul
French, noun/a.jœl/
aïeul is spelled A-Ï-E-U-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 42,802nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aïeul is a French masculine noun meaning “grandfather; grandparent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grand-parent”.
What does aïeul mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegrandfather; grandparent
- 2
masculineancestor, forefather
- 3
masculineold man
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grand-parent. 2. Rang de la génération au-delà des grand-parents, pour les générations au-delà de trisaïeul. 3. Vieillard. 4. Personne dont on descend.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aïeul
- aïeuls plural
- aïeux plural
- aïeule feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aïeul?
- /a.jœl/
- \a.jœl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aïeul
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aïeul in French?
aïeul appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).