praegnas

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• pregnant — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praegnant , praegnans carrying a fetus, alteration of praegnas, from prae pre + gnas (akin to gignere to give birth to) more at kin Date: 14th century 1. archaic cogent 2. abounding in fancy, wit,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• impregnate — I. transitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Late Latin impraegnatus, past participle of impraegnare, from Latin in + praegnas pregnant Date: 1605 1. a. to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated < impregnate wood with varnish > b.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• genə- — Also gen . To give birth, beget; with derivatives referring to aspects and results of procreation and to familial and tribal groups. Oldest form *g̑enə₁ , becoming *genə₁ in centum languages. Derivatives include kin, king, jaunty, genius,… …   Universalium

• pregnant — pregnant1 pregnantly, adv. pregnantness, n. /preg neuhnt/, adj. 1. having a child or other offspring developing in the body; with child or young, as a woman or female mammal. 2. fraught, filled, or abounding (usually fol. by with): a silence… …   Universalium

• prégnant — prégnant, ante [ pregnɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • v. 1570; de l a. fr. preindre « presser », lat. premere 1 ♦ Littér. Qui s impose à l esprit. (1962) Psychol. Structure prégnante. ⇒ prégnance. 2 ♦ Anglic. Qui contient de nombreuses possibilités, virtualités …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• preñada — (Del lat. vulgar praegnata < lat. praegnas, atis.) ► adjetivo/ sustantivo femenino Se refiere a la mujer o a la hembra de mamífero que está en período de gestación. SINÓNIMO [embarazada] …   Enciclopedia Universal

• pregno — / preɲo/ agg. [lat. praegnis o praegnus a um, rifacimento di praegnas atis, altra forma per praegnans antis pregnante ]. 1. [spec. di femmina di animali, che sta per generare: la gatta è p. ] ▶◀ gravida, incinta, (lett.) pregnante, [di donna]… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

• impregnate — im|preg|nate [ˈımpregneıt US ımˈpreg ] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of impraegnare, from Latin praegnas; PREGNANT] 1.) to make a substance spread completely through something, or to spread completely through… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pregnant — preg|nant S3 [ˈpregnənt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: praegnans, from praegnas, from prae ( PRE ) + gnatus born ] 1.) if a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has an unborn baby growing inside her body →↑pregnancy ▪ medical care for …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pregnant — [16] Latin praegnās ‘pregnant’ probably originated as a compound formed from prae ‘before’ and gnascī or nascī ‘be born’ (source of English nation, native, etc). It was altered to praegnāns, bringing it in line with present participial adjectives …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• pregnant — {{11}}pregnant (adj.) late 14c., cogent, convincing, compelling (of evidence, an argument, etc.), from O.Fr. preignant, prp. of preindre, from earlier priembre, from L. premere to press (see PRESS (Cf. press) (v.1)). Sense of full of meaning is… …   Etymology dictionary