Accordproies
les proies
prey
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How do you say proies in French?
How do you pronounce proies in French?
proies is pronounced /le pʁwa/ in French.
Example sentences
La proie était si petite et fragile que le prédateur l'a attrapée facilement.
The prey was so small and fragile that the predator caught it easily.
Cette jeune proie s'est échappée de sa cachette dangereuse.
This young prey escaped from its dangerous hiding place.
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Why is it feminine?
Proies is feminine because it derives from Latin "praeda," which was grammatically feminine. French inherited this grammatical gender along with the word through normal sound changes, as Latin first-declension feminine nouns ending in -a typically became -e in French (e.g., Latin "rosa" > French "rose"). The -e ending in French is the standard feminine marker that developed from Latin -a.
What is the French word for prey?
The French word for prey is les proies — feminine.
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