prëhën
Albanian
Alternative forms
- prehër, prëhër (Tosk)
- prehën (Gheg)
Etymology
Gheg variant of Tosk prëhër, prehër. According to Orel 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): /pɹəhən/ (Gheg)
- IPA(key): /pɾəhən/ (Gheg)
Noun
prëhën m (indefinite plural prëhëna, definite singular prëhëni, definite plural prëhënat)
- 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