preja
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Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pręďa.
Pronunciation
Noun
prēja f
Inflection
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| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | prêja | ||
| gen. sing. | prêje | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
prêja | prêji | prêje |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
prêje | prêj | prêj |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
prêji | prêjama | prêjam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
prêjo | prêji | prêje |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
prêji | prêjah | prêjah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
prêjo | prêjama | prêjami |
Further reading
- “preja”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Etymology
Derived from Old French preier, from Latin precārī. Cognate of Dutch praaien, German preien, English pray.
Pronunciation
Verb
preja (present prejar, preterite prejade, supine prejat, imperative preja)
- (nautical) hail (call a ship in order to make it stop)
- (figurative) ram (force a car off the road)
Conjugation
Conjugation of preja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | preja | prejas | ||
| Supine | prejat | prejats | ||
| Imperative | preja | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | prejen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | prejar | prejade | prejas | prejades |
| Ind. plural1 | preja | prejade | prejas | prejades |
| Subjunctive2 | preje | prejade | prejes | prejades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | prejande | |||
| Past participle | prejad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
References
- preja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- preja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- preja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- preja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- preja in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)