prenhe

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• prenha

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese prenne (“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. pregnant (of an animal)

   Ontem, a vaca prenhe pariu um bezerro.

   The pregnant cow delivered a calf yesterday.

2. (derogatory) pregnant (of a person)

   Synonym: grávida

Related terms

• impregnar
• prenhar