aïeul

French

Etymology

From Old French aiol, aiuel, from Vulgar Latin *aviōlus, diminutive of Latin avus. Compare Asturian güelu, Galician avó, Portuguese avô, Spanish abuelo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.jœl/

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Noun

aïeul m ‎(plural aïeux or aïeuls, feminine aïeule)

1. grandfather
2. ancestor
3. old man

Derived terms

• bisaïeul

External links

• “aïeul” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).