3.2.5.6 French affix rules. Because affixes are parts of the word, it is necessary to structure the rules that rewrite them in the Phondex format. They are executed before the Phondex rules and have their own set of cover symbols.
| RULE TYPE | LIST |
|---|---|
| DV* | IE |
| SV* | Y,A,E,I,O,U,' |
These rules are used 1) to restore the elided “E” and 2) to regularize certain combining forms that have been prefixed.
| OLD | WHERE | ANTE | POST | NEW | SPEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE' | I | DES | 00 | ||
| DJ | I | J | 00 | ||
| DH | I | _ | D'H | 00 | |
| D | I | |-R-H | DE | 00 | |
| E' | I | E | 00 | ||
| G' | I | | | GE | 00 | |
| H' | I | L' | 00 | ||
| L | I | # | L' | 00 | |
| L' | I | |,-# | LE | 00 | |
| L. | I | L' | 00 | ||
| MTR | I | # | MAITRE | 00 | |
| MTR. | I | # | MAITRE | 00 | |
| MTRE | I | # | MAITRE | 00 | |
| MRE | I | MAITRE | 00 | ||
| MR | I | MAITRE | 00 | ||
| SS | I | H | SC | 00 | |
| SS | I | S | 00 | ||
| SAINT | I | # | ST | 00 | |
| ST. | I | ST | 00 | ||
| ST | I | |-R-H | SAINT | 00 | |
| STE. | I | STE | 00 | ||
| V | I | # | VON | 00 |