adjec-

accent in, 56, iv.
indefinite
tive pronoun, 296
or mêmes allowed
in verse, 529
mémento, plural of, 151
mémoire, double gender
of, 159, 240, 264
menacer (de), 462, 476
m'en, m' in, 299, 520
menez-moi, etc., 299
mensonge, gender of,
177, 257, 535
mentir, see sentir
mentor, pronunciation
of en in, 90
-mentum, Latin suffix, 42
-ment, French suffix, 42
méprise, accent in, 56, iv.
mer, e in, 39

messeoir, 408

messionem, -ionem in, 42
messire, mes in, 209, note
Metals, gender of names
of, 158, 3
métamore, Spanish ori-
gin of, 31
météore, gender of, 184,
264

Metre and Rhythm, 521
mettre, 355, 373
meuble, gender of, 158
meurs, see mourir
meurtre, Teutonic origin
of, 26

gender of, 184,
264

meus, see mouvoir
Meyer, quoted on Popu-
lar and Low Latin, 24
Michel, ch in, 140
Michel-Ange, ch in, 140
microscope, gender of,
183, 263

midi, compound word, 41
mie, affirmative power of,
434

personal pronoun,
283, 299
moi-même, definitive pro-

noun, 283

voir, 326

mil, when used for mille,
192

mille, ll not mouillé, 135
a thousand, 192
million, gender of, 166

derivation of, 246
plural of, 192
Minerals, gender of, 158,3
mineur, fem. of, 147

and moindre
compared, 209
from minorem.
274

· minimum,

pronunciation
of, 89
plural of, 151
ministère, gender of, 184,

264
ministerium, 264
minor (moindre), 274
minorem (mineur), 274
minuit, compound word,

41

299, 504
moindre, 191, 274
moindre and mineur

compared, 209, 274
moine, fem. form of, 155
moins, 424, 427
moisson, -on in, 42

gender of, 166,
246
mol, used for mou, 99
mol, molle, and mollis,

compared, 201
Molière's practice in re-
gard to the Past Par-
ticiple, 458, note, 3
Momentary

sounds, 94

consonant

monstre, gender of, 184,
264
monstrum, 264
Montaigne, influence of,
upon French, 18
montem, 260

Months, gender of, 158, 5
monticule, gender of, 180,
260
monticulus, 260
montrer (à), 463, 477
Moods, 323, 459-484
mordre, breaks the rule
of accent, 38, note
mordrum, 264
mores, 247

morose, how accented in
English, 57
Morris, quoted upon
French accentuation
in English words, 57
mort, gender of, 189, 249
see mourir,
mortalis, -alis in, 42
mortel, -el in, 42

change of mean-
ing according to posi-
tion. 514
mortem, 249
mortier, o in, 72

length of o in, 78
morue, gender of, 231
mosaïque, Italian origin
of, 30

mou, mol, fem. of, 147
mouchetterai, 392, 2
mouchettes, no singular,
227

term, 60, note

Nasal vowels and nasal
consonants, 87, 94
Nasal vowel allowed be-
fore ordinary vowel in
verse, 527
naval, plural of, 214
navem, 244

navet, v in, 39

loir, 327
Mutes. 94

m'y, m' in, 520

264
navirium, 264

264
mysterium, 264

narrer, Teut. origin of, 26

in, 182, 262

ne, 425, 515

258

ordinate sentence, 471

ne guère, 424

jamais, 421, 425

pas, 425, 515

plus, 425

moud (il), 385

moudre, 355

Mouillé consonants, 134

moulant, see moudre

point, 425

que, 424

147

nouvel, etc., used to avoid

hiatus, 99, 147, note
nouvel, nouvelle, and no-
vellus, compared, 201
nu, agreement of, 226,
456
nuire, ui in, 39

380,

nui and fait compared,
373

nuit, gender of, 169, 249
nul, fem. of, 147

296
nullement, 425
nulle part, 422
Number in substantives
and adjectives, 144
Number in pronouns,

279
Numerals, 192

numéro, Italian origin of,
30

gend. of, 184, 264 numerus, u in, 39, 264
nuptias, syncope in, 40, 2

nomen, o in, 39

nominare, n in, 39

Nominative, sometimes

given in derivation,
534

nux, 251

o value of symbol in
pronunciation, 72
ô value of symbol in

pronunciation, 73
o in cloaque, modéré,

mode, length of. p. 59.7
o in mortier, mort, length
of, p. 59, 8

in héroïne, côté, dépôt,
écho, hôte, length of,
p. 59, 10

o and ô compared, 79, 4
o, and on, om, compared,
87

o strengthened into oi,
392

o strengthened into ue,
392

o strengthened into ui,
392, 3

o altered into eu, 392, 3
ö in German, 82
oasis, pronunciation of,

"

pronunciation of, 72
plurals of, 148, 214
æquilibrium, 264
Etna, pronunciation of,

72

сеи = eu 82, B

in bœuf, 82

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in nœud, 82

œuf, ou in, 82

in ere, 366
-oire, masc. nouns in, 184
oiseau-mouche, plural of,

152

-oître, verbs in, 377
Old French, its best pe-
riod, 13, 14
Old French, pronuncia-
tion of, 142
Old French quotations,
rendering of, into Mo-
dern French, 536

œuf, œufs, pronunciation-olus, Latin suffix, 42

of, 112

œuvre, double gender of,

234

office, double gender of,
159, 234
officium, 234

om in comble, etc., length
of, 78

ombre, length of om in,
78

-ome, -ôme, -aume, masc.
endings, 181, 261

offre (j'), absence of sin, -on, French suffix, 42

369

offrir, 379

on, om, value of symbol
in pronunciation, 77

-oge nouns in, gender of, on in le son et la farine,

oi and ai, rhymes in, 85, -onc, c silent in ending,

477
opus, 260
opuscule, gender of, 260
opusculum, 260
or, o in, 39

conjunction, 432
oracle, gender of, 535
orateur, fem. use of, 230
oratorio, plural of, 151
orchestre, gender of, 184,
264

Order of words in the
sentence, 512
Ordinal numbers, how
formed, 193, 278
Ordinal numbers, absence
of article with, 496, 4
ordinem, n in, 39

gender of, 184, 264
-orem, Latin suffix, 42
organe, gender of, 182,

262
organum, 234
orge,double gender of,234
orgue, double gender of,
234

orgueil, Teutonic origin
of, 26

ue in, 82
Oriental origin, words of,

33
orient, en in, how pro-

nounced, 90, 2, note
orifice, gender of, 535
oripeau, compound word,

41

ouï, 360

ouï-dire, plural of, 152
-ouil, French suffix, 42
ouin in baragouin, 80
in verse, 526, A
ouir, defect.verb.360, 413
-our, French suffix, 42
ouragan, American ori-
gin of, 35
ours, pronunciation of,
108

outil, l silent in, 116, 135
outre-, French prefix, 41
outre, 436
outremer, outre- in, 41
ouvre (j'), absence of s
in, 369
ouvert, see ouvrir
ouvrir, 355, 379
ovule, gender of, 260
oyez, 413, note

f

v

39

39

p, value of symbol in
pronunciation, 110
and b, sounds of, com-
pared, 94

p carried on in trop in-
dulgent, 110
pacha, Oriental origin of,

33

pacte, gender of, 186,

266

paganus, -anus in, 42
page, gender of, 177, 230,

257

pagina, 257
pagode, Indian origin of,

32

païen, ïen in, 42
paillasse, double gender
of, 230
paillet, no feminine, 208
pair, pairesse, 155
paître, 377
paix, gender of,

251

171,

parâtre, -âtre in, 42
paravent, gender of, 271
parceque, 441
par-deçà, 436
par-delà, 436
par-derrière, 422, 436
par-dessus, 436
par-devant, 422, 436
pardonner, par- in, 41
parfait, par- in, 41
parfois, 421, 426
parfum, length of um in,
78
par hasard, 424
par ici, 422
parietem, 243
Paris, G., on quantity,
78
Paris, length of i in, 78
parjure, gender of, 264
par là, 422

parler (de), 462, 476
parloir, gender of, 264
parmi, 426, 436