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Asturian
Verb
preñe
- first-person singular present subjunctive of preñar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of preñar
Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prenhe, from Vulgar Latin *praegnis (“pregnant”), from Latin praegnās (“pregnant”). Compare Portuguese prenhe.
Pronunciation
Adjective
preñe f
- with child, pregnant
- Synonyms: encinta, grávida, embarazada
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “prenne”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “prenne”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “preñe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “preñe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “preñe”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Verb
preñe
- inflection of preñar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative