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USAGE NOTE
This word may be abbreviated as "PIE."
Proto-Indo-European
A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing (e.g., Paris, Charlène).
a. le proto-indo-européen (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Linguists reconstructed many features of Proto-Indo-European through the comparative method.Les linguistes ont reconstitué de nombreux traits du proto-indo-européen grâce à la méthode comparative.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
a. proto-indo-européen
This affix descends from a Proto-Indo-European word.Cet affixe descend d'un mot proto-indo-européen.
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