prei

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • porei (dated)
  • porrei (obsolete)
  • porreij (obsolete)
  • porrey (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch poreye, from Old French poree.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɛi̯/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: prei

Noun

prei m (plural preien, diminutive preitje n)

  1. leek, Allium ampeloprasum (syn. Allium porrum) (stem vegetable)

Derived terms

  • bolprei
  • preisoep

Descendants

See also

Anagrams


Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch vrij (free).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prei/
  • Hyphenation: préi

Noun

prei

  1. (colloquial) holiday, free, doing nothing.

Etymology 2

From Dutch prei (leek).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prei/
  • Hyphenation: préi

Noun

prei

  1. leek, Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum (stem vegetable)

Further reading


Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei, from Proto-Indo-European *prey. Cognate with Lithuanian priẽ (at, with, to), príe- (at, with, to), Latvian prie- and Common Slavic *pri (at, with, by).

Preposition

prei

  1. at
  2. with
  3. to

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English play.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prei̯/

Verb

prei

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to play (to be engaged in a game)
  2. (transitive) to play (to let an audiovisual storage medium run)
    Synonym: drai
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