227

fiacre, gender of, 184, 264
ia in, 80

fibrille, ll not mouillé,

135

ficatum,38, note, 259 note
fidelis, -elis, in 42
fidem, i in, 39

change of meaning
according to posi-fief,
tion, 514

faux, adverb, 426
faux, substantive, double
gender of, 159, 238
favori, fem. of, 147
fe, masc. nouns ending
in, 176, 256
féal, -al in, 42
feindre (de), 462, 476
ei in, 39

feliciter (de), 462, 476
femme, m in, 39

pronunciation of,

90
masc. form of,

Teutonic origin of,

26
fier, sound of in, 114
change of meaning,
according to posi.
tion, 514
fière, iè in, 80
fifre, Teutonic origin of,

26

gender of, 184, 264
fique, u silent in, 76
filial, plural of, 214
fille, masc. of, 155
filou, Italian origin

30

fils,

of,

pronunciation of,
108, 116, 135

fem, of, 155
from filius, 209

| filtre, gender of, 184, 264
filtrum, 264
fin, length of in in, 78
fin, double gender of,
159, 238
final, plural of, 214
Final subordinate con-
junctions, 441, 470
finale, plural of, 151
fingere, i in, 39
finir, model of conju-
gation in -ir, 325, 341
fis, see faire
flairer, I in, 39
flamberge,
word, 41
flamme, am in, 77
flatter (se) (de), 462, 476
flebilis, -ilis in, 42
flèche, Teutonic origin of,

26

compound

flegme, gender of, 261
fleur, eu in, 39

gender of, 167, 247
fleurir, see finir, 341

font (ils), see faire
fonts, no singular, 227
forçat, Provençal origin
of, 29

forcer (à) (de), 464, 478
Force accent, where laid
in English, 52, 3
Force accent, where laid
in French, 52, 4
Force accent, weak in
French, 52, 6

Force accent in a phrase,
53, 522
forceps, s in, 108, note
p in, 110, note
Foreign words, plural of,
151

foresta, 249
forêt, gender of, 169, 249
forfanterie, Italian ori-
gin of, 30
formaticum, -aticum in,

42
Formation of words, 37-
42

Formation of plural in
adjectives and sub-
stantives 148

garde-forestier, pl. of, 222
garde-fou, plural of, 222
garde-magasin, pl. of, 222
garde-manger, pl. of, 222
garde-meubles, pl. of, 222
garde-mobile, pl. of, 222
garde-national, pl.of,222
garde-robe, plural of, 222
garde-vue, plural of, 222
garnison, gender of, 166,

246

Gascon, p. 21, note
gaudium, g in, 39
gazette, Italian origin of,
30
gazette,accent in English,
57
-ge,-che, French suffix, 42
-ge, gne, French suffix,
42

-ge, masc. nouns ending
in, 177 and 257
géant, g in, 39
geler, use of accent in

tonic syllable, 392, 1
gémir (de), 462, 476
gencive, c in, 39
gendarme,

compound

word, 224
GENDER, meaning of
word, 153, 228
GENDER and sex, terms
not to be confused, 228
GENDER, what parts of
speech have, 144-146
GENDER in articles, 146,
196, 197
GENDER in adjectives,

145, 201-205, 207, 208
GENDER in pronouns,
279-322
GENDER in substantives,
153-190 and 228-270,
see also TABLE OF
CONTENTS, pp. xvii.,
xviii., xix., xx.
GENDER, nouns with ir-
regular, 535
gendre, fem. form of, 155
général and recevoir com-
pared, 51
Generic names of human

& in, 39
defect.verb,360,412
geste, gender of, 186, 266
gestus, 266
gigantem, g in, 39
Gil Blas, s sounded in,

140

grand' chose, 207
grand' coiffe, 207, note
grand' faim, 207
grand' garde, 207, note
grand' hâte, 207
grand' merci, 239
grand' mère, 207, 239
grand' messe, 207
grand' mode, 207, note
grand' part, 207, note
grand' peine, 207
grand' pompe, 207, note
grand' rue, 207
grand' salle, 207, note
grand' sœur, 207, note
grand' soif, 207
grandir takes être or
avoir, 371
grandiose, Italian origin
of, 30

hase, masc. form of, 155
hate, h in, 127

hater (se) (de), 462, 476
haubert, Teutonic origin
of, 26

haut, h in, 127
harre, gender of, 264
-he, mase. nouns ending

in, 178, 258
heaume, Teutonic origin
of, 26,
héberger, Teutonic origin
of, 26
hébreu, hébraïque, 208
hedera, 264

hélas, pronunc. of, 108.
héler, English origin of,
36

héliotrope, gender of, 535
Helvetii, 5
hennir, h in, 127
pron. of, 90.
Henri, hin, 140
héraut, Teutonic origin
of, 26

century, 530
Malherbe's rules,

530
hibernus, bin, 39
hibou, plural of, 148
hidena, h in, 127
hier, pronunciation of,
114, 421,

position of, 515
hippopotame, gender of,

231

114

homard, h in, 127
Homfroi, h in, 140
homicide, gender of, 174,
254
homicidium, 254
homme, fem. form of,

and on compared,

209
honestus, -estus in, 42
honnête, -ête in, 42

change of mean-
ing according to posi-
tion, 514

honneur, o in, 39

humble, le in, 42

humilis, -ilis in, 42

hurler, h in, 127
hutte, h in, 127
hymen, pronunciation of
en in, 89
hymenée, gender of, 255
hymenæus, 255
hymne, double gender of,

237

I

i French from e Latin, 39

honorem, o in, 39
honte, h in, 127

hôpital,
of ô in, 73
hordeum, 234
horloge, from
gium, 40, 2

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