issu
French, verb/i.sy/
issu is spelled I-S-S-U (4 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,746th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Issu is a French verb meaning “Issued, published” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of issir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “(Participe passé orphelin) Émis, publié”.
What does issu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
from, originating from
De ce mariage sont issus beaucoup d’enfants.
verb
- 1
Issued, published.
verb
- 1
datedpast participle of issir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Né (d’une personne, d’une lignée ou d’une race), descendant. 2. Provenant, en parlant d’une origine analogue à celle de la naissance.
verb: 1. (Participe passé orphelin) Émis, publié.
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 issu
- issue feminine
- issus masculine plural
- issues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce issu?
- /i.sy/
- \i.sy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is issu in French?
issu appears 15 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).