Prende

Albanian

Alternative forms

Prendë, Përende, Prene, Prenë, Prena (definite), Prendja (definite) — Gheg
Premtë, Premte, Preme, Premtja (definite), Prema (definite) — Tosk

Etymology

Prendë, e Premtë and Përende derive from Proto-Indo-European *pers-é-bʰ(h₂)n̥t-ih₂ (“she who brings the light through”), akin to Ancient Greek Περσεφάττα (Persephátta), variant of Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).^[1] According to Hyllested, Premtë is primary, with Prende a result of influence from perëndi (the continuation of the Indo-European thunder-god). He posits that the Venus-like character in Proto-Albanian originally referred to a figure partly possessing Persephone’s features, and thus can give meaning to perëndoj (“to set of the sun; to disappear; to pass; go to the underworld”) as an inner-Albanian denominative verb ‘to act like Persephone’.^[2]

Proper noun

Prende f (plural Prenda)

(mythology) goddess of dawn, love, beauty, fertility, health and protector of women (Albanian equivalent to Venus, Freyja and Aphrodite)
Near-synonym: Afërditë
(religion) Saint Anne (Christian saint)
(religion) Saint Veneranda (Christian saint)
(religion) Paraskevi of Rome (Christian saint, whose day was celebrated on 26 July)
a female given name

Derived terms

e premte

Related terms

References

^ Hyllested, A., & Joseph, B. (2022). Albanian. In T. Olander (Ed.), The Indo-European Language Family: A Phylogenetic Perspective (pp. 223-245). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108758666.013
^ [1], Hyllested, A. (2024), The Speakers of Indo- European and Their World, 17th Fachtagung of the Society for Indo-European Studies (pp. 60)

[1] Hyllested, A., & Joseph, B. (2022). Albanian. In T. Olander (Ed.), The Indo-European Language Family: A Phylogenetic Perspective (pp. 223-245). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108758666.013

[2] [1], Hyllested, A. (2024), The Speakers of Indo- European and Their World, 17th Fachtagung of the Society for Indo-European Studies (pp. 60)

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