propre
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propre (comparative more propre, superlative most propre)
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propre
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French propre, borrowed from Latin proprius.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
propre (plural propres)
- (before a noun) own
- C’est ma propre maison ― It's my own house
- clean
- une maison propre ― a clean house
- (of a child) toilet-trained
- (of a pet) house-trained
- proper, specific, particular [+ à (object) = to]
- Synonym: spécifique
- (mathematics) eigen-
- valeur propre ― eigenvalue
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Further reading edit
- “propre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French propre, borrowed from Latin proprius.
Adjective edit
propre m or f
Derived terms edit
- proprément (“cleanly”)
Old French edit
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propre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular propre)
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propre