prega

See also: pregà, pręga, and pręgą

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈpɾe̞.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈpɾe.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpɾe.ɣa]

Verb

prega

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

Galician

Verb

prega

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛ.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡa
• Hyphenation: prè‧ga

Verb

prega

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• preget

Verb

prega

1. inflection of prege:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

prega (present tense pregar, past tense prega, past participle prega, passive infinitive pregast, present participle pregande, imperative prega/preg)

1. alternative spelling of prege

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛ.ɡɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛ.ɡɐ/ [ˈpɾɛ.ɣɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛ.ɡɐ/ [ˈpɾɛ.ɣɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛ.ɡɐ/

• Hyphenation: pre‧ga

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *plica, from Latin plicō (“to fold”). Doublet of plica.

Noun

prega f (plural pregas)

1. fold; crease

   Synonym: dobra

2. an ornamental fold that is part of an item of clothing, curtain or similar
3. wrinkle (crease on the skin)

   Synonyms: ruga (much more common), plica

Related terms

• chegar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

prega

1. inflection of pregar (“to nail”):
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. inflection of pregar (“to preach”):
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “prega”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “prega”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Scanian

Etymology

From late Old Norse prika.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʁèːɡa]

Verb

prega (preterite singular pregade, supine pregað)

1. to poke

Spanish

Verb

prega

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