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

• Cornish: perna

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.