descendre, takes être or
avoir, 371

désespérer (de) 462, 476
déshonneur, gender of,
247
désirer (de) 462, 476

need not be fol-
lowed by a preposition,
476, note
dès lors, 421, 432
Desportes, 18
dès que, 441

désordre, gender of, 184,
264
désormais, 421, 432
de sorte que, subjunctive
after, 441, 470
dessous, 422
dessus, 422
Determinative adjectives,

distiller, ll not mouillé in,

135

Dialects in France, 12, 28 | dissous, dissoute, 147, 418
dialogue, gender of, 187,
267
Dialogue in verse, 528
diamètre, gender of, 264
d'ici, 422

distraire, 383
dites, see dire
diurnalis, -alis in, 42
diurnus, -urnus in, 42
divers, change of meaning
according to position,
514

Division of words into
syllables, 45
Division of syllables, im-

portance of rules in
the use of accents, 83
divorce, gender of, 173,

Direct object, what is done, d in, 39

meant by, 449
dis-, Latin prefix, 41
disant, see dire
discours ennuyeux, s silent
in, 129

discret, fem. of, 147
Disjunctive personal pro-
nouns, 280, 283
disparaitre, takes être or
avoir, 371
dispenser (de), 462, 476
dispos, no feminine, 208
disposer (se) (à), 463, 477
disque, gender of, 535
dissolu, dissolue, 418
dissoudre, like résoudre,
355, note, 418

donner (a), 463, 477
donnes-en, used instead of
donne-en, 99, 351

dont, t in, 39

from de and unde,
292, note

never interrogative,

294, note

adverb of place, 511

used instead of du-
quel, 511
dorade, Provençal origin
of, 29
dorénavant, 421, 432
dormir, see sentir
dormitorium, -orium in, 42
dortoir, -oir in, 42

duire 380

Du Méril quoted, 26,

note

duo, plural of, 151
dupe, 230

duplicata, plural of, 151
durant, 436
dus, see devoir

E

e French from e Latin, 39

é and è in theière, répétons,

tétu, the, theme, téte, col-
lege, length of, 78, 2
é, è, é, and ai, aî, ei, com-
pared, 79

-é, feminine nouns ending

in, 162, 242

e

e

e

i

oi

French prefix, 41

39

e-, es-,
-é, -ée, French suffix, 42
e, sounded as in model
word je, 60, 61

e, sounded as in model
word thé, 60
mute, how far glided
over, 65, 81

e

e mute in faites-le, etc., 65
e mute, in le oui, le onze,
le un, 65

e mute,origin of, in French,
81, 3

e mute, origin of, in Eng-
lish, 81, 3

e mute, origin of, in Ger-
man, 81, 2

e mute, rarely preserved
before other vowels, 98

e mute in verse, 526, 532
e mute, formerly sounded,
532

e mute in aie, vie, etc..
how counted in verse,
526, B

e mute in modern songs,
532, note

e mute, rule of, in Gender,
156, 232

e mute, masc. nouns end-
ing in, 172-190 and
252-270

e

eau, gender of, 170, 250
ebrius, e in, 39

écarteler, use of accent in
tonic syllable, 392, 1
ecce-homo, plural of, 151
Ecclesiastical foreign

words, plural of, 151
-ecem, Latin suffix, 42
échange, gender of, 177
échapper, takes étre or
avoir, 371
échauffaison, gender of,

246
échecs, c silent in, 120
écho, o in, 72

length of o in, 78, 10
échoir, 360, 415
échouer, takes être or avoir,
371

échu, see échoir
éclore, 360, 371
economy and économie,
accent in, compared,
52, 6
écrire, 355, 381,
écritoire, gender of, 184,
264
écueil, eu in, 82
écuelle, ue in, 80
-eculus, Latin suffix, 42
écumoire, gender of, 264
édifice, gender of, 173, 253
éducation and education,
accent in, compared,

52,6
efficient, en in, 90, note

ei, value of symbol in
pronunciation, 68
-eil, French suffix, 42
-eil masc. adjectival end-
ing, 147

-ein, -in, French suffixes,
42

ein, value of symbol in
pronunciation, 77
-eindre, verbs in, 382
-el, -al, -eau, French suf-
fixes, 42

-ela, Latin suffix, 42
éléphant, gender of, 231
-eler, -eter, verbs in,
353, 392, 1
élève, 155

-elis, Latin suffix, 42
Elision of a, i, e mute, 98
Elizabeth, th sounded as t
in, 140

-elle, French suffix, 42
elle, conjunctive personal
pronoun, 281, 298
disjunctive personal
pronoun, 283, 298
Ellis on quantity, 78
palæotypic alphabet
of, 78
-ellus, Latin suffix, 42
dloge, gender of, 177
éloigner, pronun. of. 86
elysée, gender of, 535
em-, en-, employed as pre-
fixes, how sounded, 88
em, en, how sounded in
words imperfectly na-
turalized, 89
-ème, éme, 181
émail, plural of, 148
embarcadère, Spanish ori-
gin of, 31

embargo, Span. orig. of, 31
plural of, 151
embellir, takes être or
avoir, 371

pro-

embler, b in, 39
emmaillotter, how pro-
nounced, 88
emmener, how
nounced, 88
empêcher (s') (de), 462, 476
empereur, fem. of, 155
empire, gender of, 184, 264
empirer, takes être or

avoir, 371

encourager (a), 463, 477
en deça de, 437
en dedans, 422
en dehors, 422
en dépit de, 437
en dessous, 422
en dessus, 422

emplâtre, gender of, 184, en face, 422, 426

264

en faveur de, 437, 438
enfer, pronunciation of,

114

enfin, 421
engler, en- in, 41
engager (à), 463, 477
English of French tenses,

332

English origin, words of,

36
enhardir, en in, 88

(s') (à), 463, 477
enharnacher, en in, 88
en haut, 422

-en, -ien, French suffix, 42
Enjambement, 524 B
enierer, en- in, how pro-
nounced, 88
ennemi, en- in, how pro-
nounced, 90
enorgueillir, en- in, how
pronounced, 88
en même temps, 421
énormément, from énorme,
426, 435

en présence de, 437
en retard, 426

enseigne, double gender
of, 230

enseigner (à), 463, 477
ensuite, 421, 426

ensuirre (s'), 387
-ent, French suffix, 42
-entem, Latin suffix, 42
entendre, not followed by
a preposition, 461, 475
entre, 436

length of en in, 78
entre-, French prefix, 41
entrer takes être in com-

pound tenses, 371
entretenir, entre- in, 41

-erne, French suffix, 42
erraticus, e in, 41
erratique, e in, 41
errata, plural of, 151
ès, in bachelier ès lettres,
maître ès arts, 197
es (tu), influence of s on

estrade, Italian origin of,
30

estropier, Italian origin of,

30

escalade, Italian origin of,

30

escapade, Italian origin of,

30

escape, accent in English,
57
escarmouche, Italian origin
of, 30
esclandre, gender of, 184,
264

escorte, Italian origin of, 30
escrime, Italian origin of,

30

espadon, Italian origin of,
30

espace, double gender of,
159, 234

espalier, Italian origin of,
30

espérer, initial e in, 40, 4

mood after, 468
espion, Italian origin of,30
esplanade, Italian origin
of, 30

esprit, initial e in, 40, 4
esquisse, Italian origin of,
30
essaim, ss in, 39, 42
essayer (à) (de), 464, 478
-esse, ending peculiar to
substantives, 229

est (east), pronunciation

of, 106

estafette, Italian origin of,

30

est-ce que, when used, 513
-este (te), French suffix, 42|
ester, 411

initial e in, 40, 4
Esther, r sounded in, 140
esteem and estime, accent
in compared, 52, 57
estime, gender of, 181, 261
Estienne, 18
estomac, c silent in, 120

|

ing, 147

étable, formerly of double