casuiste, Spanish origín | cérémonial, plural of, 214
of, 31
catalogue, gend. of,187,267
catarrhe, gend. of, 535
catéchisme, e mute in, 81
gender of, 181
Catherine de Médicis, 16
cauda, c in, 39
causa, au in, 39
Causal conjunctions, 441,
470
cautère, gender of, 184, 264
cauterium, 264
cavalcade, cavalerie, cava-
lier, Italian origin of, 30
cavalier, how accented in
English, 57
cavea, -ea in, 42
gender of, 257
caverna, -erna in, 42
caverne, -erne in, 42
-ce, masc. nouns ending
in, 173, 253
ce, adj. dem. pron., 288
substantival or adjec-
tival, 305, 306
can take a plural verb,
453
cerf, fem. form of, 155, a
cerf-volant, f silent in, 112
certain, change of mean-
ing according to posi-
tion, 514
certainement, 425
certes, adverb, 425
charger (de), 462, 476
Charles the Bald, 9
Charles VIII., 16
or certe allowed in Charles, from Carolus, 209
charme, gender of, 181,
261
chastise, accent in Eng-
lish, 57
cesse, length of e, 79, 3, 3
cesser, takes avoir or être,
371
(de) 462, 476
cet, 288, 305
cet, cette, etc., and celui,
celle, etc., old cases of,
304, 305
cet, cette, etc., uses of,
etc., 305
ch in the dialect of Pi-
cardy, 28, p. 32
French from c Latin,
39
French from i conso-
nans, Latin, 39
in a syllable, 45
sounded as in model
word chou, 93
in chemin compared
with j in jeter, 94
104
sounded as k. 104
chacal, plural of. 214
chacun, subst. indef. pron.
297
chagrin, accent in Eng-
lish. 57
chair, ai in, 39
gend. of 167. 247
chaire, gender of. 265
châle. gender of, 180, 260
chaloir, 414
chambellan, Teutonic ori-
gin of, 26
chandelier. how accented
in English, 57
chandelle, -elle in, 42
change, gender of, 177,
257
chanson, gender of.166.246
chanteur, fem. of, 155
cilice, gender of, 535
cimetière, gend. of, 184,264
cimeterre, Oriental origin
gend. of, 184, 264
cingulum, c in, 39
cinq, q in, when pro-
nounced, 118, 132
cinquième, 193
cinquièmement, 423
cintre, gender of, 535
Circumflex accent, 49, 56
circle, gender of, 535
circus, 267
cire, c in, 39
cirque, gender of, 187, 267
citadelle, Italian origin of,
30
civil, -il in, 42
civilis, -ilis in, 42
claie, Celtic origin of, 25
clair, used as adverb, 426
clair-semé, plural of, 225
claritatem, syncope in,
40, 2
clarté, from claritatem,
40, 2
Classical writers,influence
of upon French, 17
clausionem, 246
claustrum, 264
clausum, au in, 39
clavem 244
clef, f silent in, 112
gender of, 164, 244
clerc, c silent in, 120
client, en in, how pro-
nounced, 90, note
clin d'œil, plural of, 152
cloaque, length of o in, 78
cloison, gender of, 166, 246
cloître, gender of, 184, 264
clore, 360
clos, o in, 39
length of é in, 78
gender of, 177
combattre, com- in, 41
combien, 424
position of, 515
comble, b in, 40
gender of, 260
comité, length of om in, 78
gender of, 242
comme, 424, 441
comme si, 441
commencer (à) (de), 464,
478
comment, 424
comment, position of, 515
commerce, gender of, 173,
253
commercium, 253
commodément, from com-
mode, 426, 435
Common length of vowels,
78
Common substantives,
144
communément, from com-
mun, 426, 435, note
compacte, length of om in,
78
compagne, compagnon, 155
Comparative subordinate
conjunctions, 441, 470
Comparison of adjectives,
191, 273
Comparison of adverbs,
427, 435
complaire (se) (à), 463, 477
Complement in Old French
regulated the person,
299, note, 453, note
complet, 83
fem. of, 147
Composite subject, 452
Composition of words, 41
Compound words, two
kinds of, 41
Compound substantives,
plural of, 152, 218
Compound adjectives,
plural of, 225
Compound substantives,
gender of, 271
Compound sentence, 443
compris, agreement of,
456
compte, pronunciation of,
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Concrete substantive, 144
concret, fem. of, 147
condamner (se) (à), 463,
477
condition, length of on in,
78, 9
Conditional present, how
formed, 368
Conditional conjunctions,
441, 470
Conditional mood, use of,
466, 494, c
Conditional sentences,
470, 483
condor, American origin
of, 35
conduire, model of conju-
gation, in -re, 325, 347,
380
cone, gender of, 182, 262
confines, no singular, 227
confit and suffi compared,
373, B
conformément, from con-
forme, 426, 435, 5
confortable (French) and
comfortable (English),
accent in compared,
52, 6
confusément from confus,
426, 435
congre, gender of, 231
Conjugations,
nate, 441
Conjunctions, mood after,
441
Conjunctive personal
pronouns, 280, 298
Conjunctive personal
pronouns, position of
in respect to verb,
513, A
Conjunctive
pronouns, position in
respect to each other,
513, B
conjurer (de), 462, 476
connaître, paraître, paître,
compared, 377
connaître, ai in, 392, 3
connétable, compound
word, 41
Consecutive conjunctions,
441, 470
conseiller (de), 462, 476
consentir (à) 463, 477
consister (à), 463, 477
Consonants, permutation
of, 39
Consonants, how named,
43
Consonant sounds, 91
Consonant sounds, sym-
bols to represent, 92,
101-139
Consonant sounds, sym-
bols grouped according
to sound, 93
Consonants, scheme of,
95
Consonants, general rules
on, 96
Consonants, double, 133
conspirer (à), 463, 477
constant, change of mean-
ing according to posi-
tion, 514
constamment, from con-
stant, 426
construire, 380
coq, fem. form of, 155
corail, plural of, 148
corbeau, b in, 39
Corneille, influence of,
upon French, 20
corniche, Italian origin of,
30
cornu, -u in, 42
corpus, 260
-cr in a syllable, 45
crabe, gender of, 231
craindre (de), 462, 476
crâne, gender of, 182, 262
crasse, only used in the
feminine, 208
crassus, c in, 39
change of meaning
according to posi-
tion, 514
crus, see croire
crusade, how accented in
English, 57
crux, crucem, 251
cube, gender of, 172, 252
cubitus, 39, 254
cravat, how accented in cucumerem, 264
corpuscule, gender of, 180, crêpe, double gender of,
costume, Italian origin of, crepusculum, 260
Crésus, s sounded in, 140
côte, circumflex accent in, creuser, length of eu in,
crève-cœur, plural of, 219
crible, gender of, 180, 260
7 in, 39
cueille, absence of 8 in,
369
cueillir, pronunciation of
ue in, 82, 356,
391
cuiller, pronunciation of,
cuirasse, Italian origin of,
30
cuire, 380
cuisse, ss in, 39
cuisson, gender of, 166,
246
culmen, 260
culte, gender of, 186, 266
cultus, 266
cum+battuere, cum- in, 41
crime, gender of, 181, 261 cumulus, 40
gender of, 174, 254 critique, double gender of, curvare, v in, 39
coudre, 355, 386
cuve, length of u in, 78, 15
in, | débet, plural of, 151
débiteur from debitorem,
cygne, gender of, 231
cylindre, gender of, 184,
264
cylindrus, 264
czar, Russian origin of, 34
d French from t Latin,
39
d added between lr, nr,
40, 386
d compared with t, 94
d, value of symbol in pro-
nunciation, 107
d'abord que, 441
d'accord, 426
daigner, not followed by
a preposition, 461, 475
daim, fem. of, 155
daine, masc. of, 155
dalhia, from proper name,
215
dandy, English origin of,
36
dans, length of an in, 78
436
dard, Teutonic origin of,
date, formerly of double
gender, 234, note
Dates, mil in, 192
Dative of personal pro-
nouns, order in sen-
tence, 513
d'autant que, 441
davantage, 424, 426
David, d final sounded in,
Days of the week, gender
of, 158, 272
de-, dé-, French prefix, 41
de-, Latin prefix, 41
de, masc. nouns ending in,
174, 254
débâcle, (la) from débâcler,
260, note
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