proie
French
Etymology
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)
- 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.
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- booty
Usage notes
- Commonly used in phrases être la proie de (or être une proie de) and en proie à.
Derived terms
- en proie à
- lâcher la proie pour l'ombre
- oiseau de proie
- proie de
Further reading
- “proie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- poire
Old French
Noun
proie f (oblique plural proies, nominative singular proie, nominative plural proies)
- Alternative form of preie
Descendants
- French: proie