proie

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/

• Audio:

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Noun

proie f (plural proies)

1. prey
   • 1908, H. A. van Ysselsteyn, Le port de Rotterdam‎^[1], 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.

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

1. Alternative form of preie

Descendants

• French: proie