éteint
French, adjective/e.tɛ̃/
éteint is spelled É-T-E-I-N-T (6 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,071st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Éteint is a French adjective meaning “extinct” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of éteindre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ne se consume plus, en parlant d’un feu”.
What does éteint mean in English?
adjective
- 1
extinct
- 2
dead, lifeless
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative of éteindre
verb
- 1
past participle of éteindre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne se consume plus, en parlant d’un feu. 2. En situation de non-fonctionnement, en parlant d’un appareil mécanique ou électrique (en particulier une lampe). 3. Très fatigué. 4. Qui est mort, qui a disparu, totalement et irrémédiablement.
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 éteint
- éteinte feminine
- éteints masculine plural
- éteintes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce éteint?
- /e.tɛ̃/
- \e.tɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to éteint
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is éteint in French?
éteint appears 11 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).