prenhe

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• prenne

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *praegnis (“pregnant”), from Latin praegnās (“pregnant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.ɲe/

Adjective

prenhe f

1. pregnant (carrying developing offspring within the body)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 7 (facsimile):

     Eſta e como ſanta Maria liurou a Abadeſſa prenne q̇ adormecera anto ſeu Altar chorando.

     This one is about how Holy Mary acquitted the pregnant abbess who had fallen asleep crying in front of her altar.

   • 1402, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 177:

     Iten declaro por esta ora en que jazo que segun meu entendemento que he meu fillo Gonzalo, o que cria Juan Oubel, neto de Basco do Vilar he que aquela ora que dormin con sua may segun meu entendimentto que la ficou preñe de min deste mozo.

     Item, I declare now as I lie that, according to my understanding, Gonzalo, who is being raised by Juan Oubel, grandson of Vasco do Vilar, is my son; and that that time that I slept with his mother I think she got pregnant from me with this kid

Descendants

• Galician: preñe
• Portuguese: prenhe

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "prenhe"

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• prenha

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prenhe (“pregnant”), from Vulgar Latin *praegnis (“pregnant”), from Latin praegnās (“pregnant”).

Cognate with Galician preñe.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾẽ.ɲi/ [ˈpɾẽ.j̃i]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾẽ.ɲi/ [ˈpɾẽ.j̃i]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.ɲe/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɐ(j).ɲɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɐ(j).ɲɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.ɲɨ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.ɲɨ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾe.ɲɨ/

• Hyphenation: pre‧nhe

Adjective

prenhe m or f (plural prenhes)

1. (of an animal) pregnant

   Ontem, a vaca prenhe pariu um bezerro.

   The pregnant cow delivered a calf yesterday.

2. (of a person, derogatory) knocked up, preggie, preggo

   Synonym: grávida

Related terms

• impregnar
• prenhar