aïeule

French

Etymology

Feminine equivalent of aïeul. From Old French aïuele, from Vulgar Latin *aviōla, from Latin avia. Compare Galician avoa, Portuguese avó, Spanish abuela.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.jœl/
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Noun

aïeule f (plural aïeules)

grandmother

Further reading

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

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