pregària

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan pregaria,[1] semi-learned borrowing from Early Medieval Latin precāria, derived from Latin precem. First attested in 1398.

Pronunciation

Noun

pregària f (plural pregàries)

  1. prayer

References

  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “prĕcaria”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 339

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan pregaria (att. 13th c.),[1] semi-learned borrowing from Early Medieval Latin precāria, derived from Latin precem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾeˈɡaɾjo/
  • (file)

Noun

pregària f (plural pregàrias)

  1. prayer

Dialectal variants

  • pregiera (Limousin)
  • preguiera (Vivaro-alpine)
  • preiera (Vivaro-alpine)
  • prejaira (Auvergnat)

References

  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “prĕcaria”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 339
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