prehër

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *prōjena (“front”), from Proto-Indo-European *prō (“forward, in front of, before”). Cognate to Greek πρωΐ (proḯ, “early in the morning”), Old High German fruo (“id”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾehəɾ/

Noun

prehër m (plural prehëra, definite prehri, definite plural prehërat)

  1. bosom, lap
  2. apron

Declension

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References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “prehër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 342-3

Further reading

  • “prehër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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