estivation
French, noun/ɛs.ti.va.sjɔ̃/
estivation is spelled E-S-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 63 million words in written French, the 250,316th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estivation is a French feminine noun meaning “estivation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Phénomène analogue à celui de l'hibernation, au cours duquel les animaux tombent en léthargie pendant l'été”.
What does estivation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineestivation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Phénomène analogue à celui de l'hibernation, au cours duquel les animaux tombent en léthargie pendant l'été. 2. Synonyme de préfloraison, agencement qu'observent les diverses parties de la fleur avant leur épanouissement.
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 estivation
- estivations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estivation?
- /ɛs.ti.va.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛs.ti.va.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to estivation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estivation in French?
estivation appears about once in every 63 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).