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folk etymology
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
a. l'étymologie populaire (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Folk etymology reshaped the unfamiliar borrowing into a more familiar form.L'étymologie populaire a transformé cet emprunt inconnu en une forme plus familière.
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