civelle
French, noun/si.vɛl/
civelle is spelled C-I-V-E-L-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written French, the 223,977th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Civelle is a French feminine noun meaning “glass eel, elver” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lamproyon (petite lamproie)”.
What does civelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineglass eel, elver
- 2
femininesynonym of lamproyon (“small lamprey”)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lamproyon (petite lamproie). 2. Synonyme de l’anguille de verre.
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 civelle
- civelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce civelle?
- /si.vɛl/
- \si.vɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to civelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is civelle in French?
civelle appears about once in every 50 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).