eu
French, verb/y/
eu is spelled E-U (2 letters) and appears 479 times per million words in written French, the 165th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eu is a French verb meaning “past participle of avoir” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does eu mean in English?
verb
- 1
past participle of avoir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Euro.
noun: 1. Eaux usées.
prefix: 1. Bien. 2. Vrai, véritable.
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 eu
- eue feminine
- eus masculine plural
- eues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eu?
- /y/
- \ø\
- [ø]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is eu in French?
eu appears 479 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).