estival
French, adjective/ɛs.ti.val/
estival is spelled E-S-T-I-V-A-L (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 22,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estival is a French adjective meaning “estival, summery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui naît ou qui produit en été”.
What does estival mean in English?
adjective
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estival, summery
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui naît ou qui produit en été. 2. Qui a lieu au cours de l'été. 3. Dont on use durant l’été.
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 estival
- estivale feminine
- estivaux masculine plural
- estivales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estival?
- /ɛs.ti.val/
- \ɛs.ti.val\
- [ɛs.ti.val]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to estival
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estival in French?
estival appears 1.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).