163, 243

ia in fiacre, 80

verse, 526, A

iai in niais, 80

verse, 526, A

ian, ien, iant, ient, in
verse, 526, A
ian in viande, SO
Iberians, 5

-icem, Latin suffix, 42
ici, 422
ici près, 422
-iculus, Latin suffix, 42
-icus, -ica, Latin suffix,

image, i in, 39

from imaginem,

40, 257

gender of, 177, 257
imaginem, -inem in, 40,
i in, 39
imaginer, im in, how pro-
nounced, 77
imaginer (s'), subjunctive
after, 468
not followed

by a preposition, 461,

475

imbroglio, plural of, 151
-imen, Latin suffix, 42
immensément, from im-
mense, 426, 435
impératrice, masc. of,
155

Imperative, 328, 332

use of, 473
Imperfect Present, 327,
486
Imperfect Past, 327, 489
Imperfect Future, 327,
492
Impersonal Subject, 453
Impersonal Verbs, how
conjugated, 335
imperium, 264
implere, -im in, 41
importun, -un in, 42
importunément, from im-
portun, 426, 435
importunus, -unus in, 42
impromptu, plural of, 151
in-, Latin prefix, 41
-in, -ain, French suffix,
42

in, im, value of symbol
in pronunciation, 77
in, im, how pronounced
in words imperfectly
naturalized, 89
in in fin, pince, pinson,
length of, 78
incarnat, Italian origin
of, 30
incartade,Spanish origin
of, 31
incendie, gender of, 179,
259

Indefinite article, 146,

Indicative Mood, use of,
in Principal sentences,
465
Indicative Mood, use of,
in Subordinate sen-
tences, 465
Indicative or Conditional
in Subordinate sen-
tences, 479 note
indice, gender of, 253
indigo, Spanish origin of,
31
inevitable and inévitable
accent in, compared,
52, 4
inexpugnable, gn not
mouillé in, 137
infanterie, Italian origin
of, 30
inférieur, fem. of, 147
gender of, 158
Infinitives used as sub-

stantives, plural of, 213
Infinitive Mood, 459, 474
inflare, in- in, 41
Initial letters, 96, note
initial, plural of, 214
inné, in in, 77

nn in, how pro-
nounced, 133
in-octavo, plural of, 151
inquiet, fem. of, 147
insecte, gender of, 186,
266
insectum, 266
inspecteur, from inspec
torem, 202
instruire, 380
inter-, Latin prefix, 41
intérieur, length of é in,
79

intérim, pronunciation
of, 89
Interjections, 442

of 7, 214
Irregularities and varia-
tions in verbs, 350-360
Irregular gender, nouns
of. 157, 535
-is, -ix, -isse, French suf-
fixes, 42

Isle of France, dialect of,
2,28

Intransitive Verbs usu-isme, masc. ending, 181
isoler, Italian origin of,
30
issir, ss in, 39
419A
issu, see issir

ally take avoir in com-
pound tenses, 333, 371
Intransitive Verbs which
always take être, 333,

371

Intransitive Verbs with-ista, Latin suffix, 42

être, model of, 349
Intransitive Verbs which
take avoir or être, 371
Intransitive Verbs with
être, agreement of Past
Participle in, 333
introduire, 380
-inus, Latin suffix, 42
inventeur, from invent-
torem, 202
investir, 388
inviter (à), 463, 477
involare, v in, 39

io in pioche, 80

io in verse, 526, A

-ion in lion, 80

|

-iste, French suffix, 42
isthme, gender of, 261
Italian origin, words of,
30

Italy, influence of, upon
French, 16

item, pronunc. of, 89
ivoire, gender of, 264
ivre, i in, 39

-irus, Latin suffix, 42

J

25

jars, fem. form of, 155
jasmin, Spanish origin
of, 31

jaser, Provençal origin
of, 29
jaune, j in, 39
je, tu, il, etc., 281, 299
Jérusalem, pronuncia-

tion of em in, 89
Jésus, s when sounded
in, 140

Jésus-Christ, pronuncia-
tion of, 140
jette, double consonants
in, 56, v

jeu, je, sounds of eu and e
in, compared, 66
jeu, length of eu in, 78
jeudi, compound word,

41

j

nans, Latin, 39
j, value of symbol in pro-
nunciation, 105

j in jeter, ch in chemin,
sounds of, compared,

94

ir, number of verbs in,jà, j in, 39

325

Jacob, b sounded in, 140

ir, second conjugation, jacere, 39, 412

enlarged form, 341
second conjugation,
simple form, 342

conjugation in, cor-
responds to Latin in
-ire, 366

irai, from Latin verb jamais,affirmative power

ire, see aller

jamais, 121, 431

of, 434

gin of, 33

Irregularities inthe form-janissaire, Oriental ori-

ation of plural arising

,, pronunciation of,
103

jouir, oui in, 80
joujou, plural of, 148

jour, r in, 96

our in, 42
journal, -al in, 42
Judas, s silent in, 140
judiciare, j in, 39
juger, j in, 39
juin, j in, 39
uin in, 80

julep, p sounded in, 110

laie, masc. form of, 155
laisser, ai in, 39
ss in, 39
laitue, -ue in, 42
lampion, gender of, 166,
note, 246
lande, 26, note

Latin Vulgate, words of,

in Glosses of
Reichenau, 27
pronunciation of,
39, note

modern pronun-

ciation of, in
France, 141

and Greek, influ-
ence of, in 16th
century, 17, 37

influence of, in the

gender of French

nouns, 232

and French con-

jugations

pared, 366

com-

laver (se), model of re-
flexive verb, 348
laxare, a in, 39

x in, 39
lazzi, plural of, 151
le (article), 146
le, la, les, history of, 196
le, Littré's remarks upon,
196, note

le, this or that, 198
le, indeclinable, 505

laneus, -eus in, 42
lange, -ge in, 42
Langue d'Oil and Langue
d'Oc, 11, 28
laps, p in, 110, note
laque, double gender of,
240

laquais, Spanish origin
of, 31
large, g in, 39
largus, g in, 39

las, pronunciation of,
108

La St. Jean, 272
La St. Michel, 272
La Septante, 278
Latin, when introduced
into Gaul, 4, 6
popular and lite-
rary, 8, 17, 37
popular and low,
compared, 24
meaning of Dog,

24

Pronoun in English,
497, 4

le, before monsieur, 498
le (pronoun), 281
-le, French suffix, 42
-le, masc. nouns ending
in, 180, 260

-le, diminutives in, 180
"Learned" words, mean-
ing of, 232, note, 37
lécher,Teutonic origin of,
26
leçon, c in, 39

gender of, 166, 246

lectionem, t in, 39

gender of, 246

legatee, accent in Eng-
lish, 57
legere, e in, 39
légion, gender of, 166,

246

léjiste, iste in, 42
legista, ista in, 42
legem, 243

legumen, e in, 39

gender of, 261

le long de, 437. 438
le mien, adjective pos-
sessive pronoun, 286
Length of vowels by
position, 78
Length of vowels by
nature, 78
le nôtre, adjectival pos-
sessive pronoun, 286
-lent, -lant, French suf-
fixes, 42
lent, lentement, 426, note
-lentus, Latin suffix, 42
lequel, interrogative pro-
noun, 294
used for animals,
etc., instead of
qui, 314
and qui, que, com-
pared, 314
rarely employed
by Molière, 314
les, influence of s on pro-
nunciation of e, 96, note
le sien, substantive pos-
sessive pronoun, 286
lest.pronunciation of, 106
leste, Teutonic orig. of, 26
le tien, adject. possessive
pronoun, 286
Letters, names of, 43

sounds of, see
Vowels and Consonants
lettres royaux, 207, note
leur, eu in. 82. B

adjective possessive
pronoun, 285

no special feminine
form, 285, 303
lère, accent in, 56, v.
lèverai, accent in, 56, v.
le vôtre, 286
lézard, z in, 39
Liaison, 100, 129

increase of, in

Modern French, 131
7 in, 39

Long and short syllables,

47

Long and short vowels,

78

long, fem. of, 147

position of, 514
longtemps, 421
longueur, gender of, 47
lors, 421, 426, 432
lorsque, origin of, 432, 411
Lothaire, 9
louange, ouan in, 80
Louis XI., 15
loup, fem. of, 155
louis, from proper name,
215

Louis the German, 9
Louis, from Ludovicus,
209

loup-cervier, plural of,

223

loup garou, plural of, 223
loure, masc. of, 155
louvoyer, 391

lu, see lire

lucarne, a in, 39

lucerna, e in, 39

lui, length of u in, 78

ui in, 80

pronoun, 283
soi, 506
from luire, 380

luire, 380
lundi, comp. word, 41
l'un et l'autre, 297
l'un ou l'autre, 297
lusiniola, l in, 39
Lutzen, pronunc. of, 89
luxe, gender of, 189, 269
luxus, 269
lycée, gender of, 175

M

39

39

macadam, from proper
name, 215
macaron, Italian origin
of, 30

macaroni, plural noun
used as singular, 151
mâchoire, gender of, 184,

264
madame, plural of, 152,
224
mademoiselle, plural of,
152, 224

madonne, Italian origin
of, 30

madrigal, Italian origin
of, 30

magistrum, syncope in,
40, 2
magnat, gn not mouillé
in, 137
magnificat, gn in, 137

plural of, 151
Mahomet, t silent in, 140
maigre, change of mean-
ing according to posi-
tion, 514

main, gend. of, 166, 246
maint, 322
maintenant, 421
maire, ai in, 39

fem. of, 155

mais, 439

maïs, Amer. orig. of. 35

pronunc. of, 108
maison, gend. of, 166,246
maître, from magistrum,
40, 2
maître, circumflex accent
in, 48, 56, iv.
maître, fem. of, 155
maître-ès-arts, ès in, 197
maître-ès-arts, plural of,
152

maîtresse, masc. of, 155
majeur, fem. of, 147

from majorem, 274

major, a in, 39

foreign word, 274
mai (adverb), 424

comparison of, 427
malaise, gender of, 185,
265, 535

malgré, 436
Malherbe, 18
malheur, compound

word, 40
gender of, 247
malheureux, change of
meaning according to
position, 514
malhonnête, change of
meaning according to
position, 514
malice, c in, 39
malitia, t in, 39

mascarade, Italian origin
of, 30

Masculine nouns ending
in e mute, 172-190,
252-270, 535
masque, gender of, 187,
230, 267
massacre, gender of, 184,
264
mât, Teutonic orig. of, 26
matinal, plural of, 214
matines, no singular, 227
matrastra, astra in, 42

malle, Teutonic orig. of, maudire, 359, 406

26

malt, pronunc. of, 106
manche, double gender
of, 159, 234
manége, Italian orig.of,30
mangeant, e in, 352
manque, gend. of, 187,267
manquer (de), 462, 476
mansarde, from proper
name, 215
mansionem, 246

maudissant, see maudire
maure, length of au, 78
mausolée, gender of, 255
mausoleum, 255
mauvaise, length of ai,79
mauvais, au in, how pro-
nounced, 79
compar. of, 191
usually precedes

the noun, 514

maximum, plural of, 151

mantille, Span. or. of, 31 Max Müller on ö, 82

mappa, min. 39

maquereau, 231

"

marâtre, -âtre in, 42
marc, c silent in, 120
c sounded in, 140
marchand, -and in, 42
mardi, comp. word, 41
mare, a in, 39

247

maréchal, Teutonic ori-
gin of, 26

Marengo, pronunc. of, 90-me, masc. nouns ending
marine, how accented in
English, 57
marmelade, Spanish ori-
gin of, 31
Marot on the Past Parti-
ciple, 458
marque, Teutonic origin
of, 26
marraine, masc. form of,

155

mars, pronunciation of,
108, 140
marteler, use of accent
in tonic syllable, 392, 1
martyre, gender of, 535

méchoir, 415
médaille, Italian origin
of, 30

Medial and double con-
sonants, 133
Medial length of vowels,
78
médial, plural of, 214