prena

See also: preña and preñá

Middle Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *prɨnad, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrinati, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷrinéh₂ti ~ *kʷrinh₂énti.

Verb

prena

  1. to buy

Descendants

Neapolitan

Adjective

prena f (feminine plural prene)

  1. pregnant
    • Giambattista Basile, Lo cunto de li cunti
      Na femmena prena se magna li petrosine de l’uorto de n’orca.
      A pregnant woman eats parsleys from the garden of an ogre.
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