prena

See also: preña and preñá

Cornish

Alternative forms

• perna (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

From Middle Cornish prena, from Proto-Brythonic *prɨnad, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrināti, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷrinéh₂ti ~ *kʷrinh₂énti.

Verb

prena

1. to buy

Conjugation

	Indicative				Subjunctive		Imperative
	Pres-fut	Imperfect	Preterite	Conditional	Pres-fut	Imperfect
1s	prenav	prenen	prenis	prensen	prenniv	prennen	-
2s	prenydh	prenes	prensys	prenses	prenni	prennes	pren
3s	pren	prena	prenas	prensa	prenno	prenna	prenes
1p	prenyn	prenen	prensyn	prensen	prennyn	prennen	prenyn
2p	prenowgh	prenewgh	prensowgh	prensewgh	prennowgh	prennewgh	prenewgh
3p	prenons	prenens	prensons	prensens	prennons	prennens	prenens
0	prenir	prenys	prenas	prensys	prenner	prennys	-
Present participle: ow prena Verbal adjective: prenys

Middle Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *prɨnad, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrināti, 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.