xiongnu
French, adjective
xiongnu is a French adjective meaning “of the Xiongnu” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Xiongnu is a different word: “a member of the Xiongnu”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif aux Xiongnus, peuples nomades vivant en Mongolie, en Transbaïkalie et en Chine du Nord du IIIᵉ au IIᵉ…”.
What does xiongnu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of the Xiongnu
noun
- 1
femininemasculinea member of the Xiongnu
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif aux Xiongnus, peuples nomades vivant en Mongolie, en Transbaïkalie et en Chine du Nord du IIIᵉ au IIᵉ av. J.-C.
noun: 1. Personne des peuples nomades vivant en Mongolie, en Transbaïkalie et en Chine du Nord du IIIᵉ au IIᵉ av. J.-C.
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 xiongnu
- xiongnus plural masculine
- xiongnue singular feminine
- xiongnues plural feminine
- Xiongnus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to xiongnu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is xiongnu in French?
xiongnu 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).