preñar

See also: prenar

Asturian

Verb

preñar (first-person singular indicative present preño, past participle preñáu)

  1. to impregnate, make pregnant

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin praegnāre (attested in Medieval Latin), back-formed from Latin praegnāns (pregnant), from earlier praegnās, formed from prae- (before) and the root of nāscor (to be born), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾeˈɲaɾ/ [pɾeˈɲaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pre‧ñar

Verb

preñar (first-person singular present preño, first-person singular preterite preñé, past participle preñado)

  1. (transitive) to impregnate, make pregnant
    Synonyms: embarazar, empreñar

Conjugation

Further reading

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