praegnas
Latin
Alternative forms
- praegnāns
Etymology
Formed as prae- (“before”) + gnā- (the root of gnāscor, a variant form of nāscor (“be born”)); compare gignō (“beget, give birth to”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈprae̯ɡ.naːs/, [ˈprae̯ŋ.naːs]
Adjective
praegnās (genitive praegnātis); third declension
- with child, pregnant
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | praegnās | praegnās | praegnātēs | praegnātia | |
| Genitive | praegnātis | praegnātis | praegnātium | praegnātium | |
| Dative | praegnātī | praegnātī | praegnātibus | praegnātibus | |
| Accusative | praegnātem | praegnās | praegnātēs | praegnātia | |
| Ablative | praegnātī | praegnātī | praegnātibus | praegnātibus | |
| Vocative | praegnās | praegnās | praegnātēs | praegnātia | |
Descendants
- Dalmatian: prin
- Italian: pregno
- Occitan: prenha
- Portuguese: prenhe, prenha
- Sardinian: pringiu, prinzu
References
- praegnas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praegnas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette