prenda

See also: Prenda and prendá

Asturian

Noun

prenda f (plural prendes)

1. garment (single item of clothing)

Galician

Verb

prenda

1. inflection of prender:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛn.da/
• Rhymes: -ɛnda
• Hyphenation: prèn‧da

Verb

prenda

1. inflection of prendere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular subjunctive present
   2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

prendas

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾẽ.dɐ/

• Rhymes: -ẽdɐ
• Hyphenation: pren‧da

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese prenda, borrowed from Old Spanish pendra, peñdra, from Latin pignora.

Noun

prenda f (plural prendas)

1. gift, present

   Synonym: presente

Related terms

• prendado
• prendar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

prenda

1. inflection of prender:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

prenda

1. inflection of prendar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾenda/ [ˈpɾẽn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -enda
• Syllabification: pren‧da

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish pendra, peñdra (with metathesis), from péñora, from Latin pignŏra, plural of pignus (“pledge; hostage”).

Noun

prenda f (plural prendas)

1. garment (single item of clothing)

   Synonym: ropaje

2. apparel

   Synonyms: atavío, ropa

3. (finance, law) pledge, pawn
4. (Venezuela) jewel (precious or semi-precious stone)

   Synonym: joya

5. (informal) darling, sweetheart, sweetie

   Synonyms: querido, amado, dulzura

Derived terms

• no soltar prenda

 

Related terms

• empeñar
• empeño

 

Etymology 2

Verb

prenda

1. inflection of prendar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. inflection of prender:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “prenda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10