proie

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French proie, preie, from Latin praeda (probably via a Late Latin variant proeda or *prēda; the expected outcome of praeda would be *priée).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁwa/ ~ /pʁwɑ/
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Noun

proie f (plural proies)

  1. prey
    • 1908, H. A. van Ysselsteyn, Le port de Rotterdam‎, page 287:
      […] toute la rangée de sheds serait devenue une proie des flammes.
      ...the whole row of sheds would be consumed by flames.
  2. booty

Usage notes

  • Commonly used in phrases être la proie de (or être une proie de) and en proie à.

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Old French

Noun

proie oblique singular, f (oblique plural proies, nominative singular proie, nominative plural proies)

  1. Alternative form of preie

Descendants

  • French: proie
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