prehër
Albanian
Alternative forms
- prëhër (Tosk)
- prehën, prëhën (Gheg)
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): /pɾehəɾ/ (Tosk)
Noun
prehër m (indefinite plural prehëra, definite singular prehëri, definite plural prehërat) (Tosk)
- bosom, lap
- apron
Related terms
- preh
- prej
- pres
- presë
References
- A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.342-343