pressa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pressa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpɾe.sə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpɾe.sa]

Noun

pressa f (plural presses)

hurry, haste
no corre pressa ― there is no hurry

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of presidentti (“president”) +‎ -sa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpresːɑ/, [ˈpre̞s̠ːɑ̝]
Rhymes: -esːɑ
Hyphenation^(key): pres‧sa

Noun

pressa (informal)

prez (president)

Declension

Inflection of pressa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		pressa	pressat
genitive		pressan	pressojen
partitive		pressaa	pressoja
illative		pressaan	pressoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pressa	pressat
accusative	nom.	pressa	pressat
accusative	gen.	pressan	pressat
genitive		pressan	pressojen pressain ^rare
partitive		pressaa	pressoja
inessive		pressassa	pressoissa
elative		pressasta	pressoista
illative		pressaan	pressoihin
adessive		pressalla	pressoilla
ablative		pressalta	pressoilta
allative		pressalle	pressoille
essive		pressana	pressoina
translative		pressaksi	pressoiksi
abessive		pressatta	pressoitta
instructive		—	pressoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pressa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pressani	pressani
accusative	nom.	pressani	pressani
accusative	gen.	pressani	pressani
genitive		pressani	pressojeni pressaini ^rare
partitive		pressaani	pressojani
inessive		pressassani	pressoissani
elative		pressastani	pressoistani
illative		pressaani	pressoihini
adessive		pressallani	pressoillani
ablative		pressaltani	pressoiltani
allative		pressalleni	pressoilleni
essive		pressanani	pressoinani
translative		pressakseni	pressoikseni
abessive		pressattani	pressoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pressoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pressasi	pressasi
accusative	nom.	pressasi	pressasi
accusative	gen.	pressasi	pressasi
genitive		pressasi	pressojesi pressaisi ^rare
partitive		pressaasi	pressojasi
inessive		pressassasi	pressoissasi
elative		pressastasi	pressoistasi
illative		pressaasi	pressoihisi
adessive		pressallasi	pressoillasi
ablative		pressaltasi	pressoiltasi
allative		pressallesi	pressoillesi
essive		pressanasi	pressoinasi
translative		pressaksesi	pressoiksesi
abessive		pressattasi	pressoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pressoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pressamme	pressamme
accusative	nom.	pressamme	pressamme
accusative	gen.	pressamme	pressamme
genitive		pressamme	pressojemme pressaimme ^rare
partitive		pressaamme	pressojamme
inessive		pressassamme	pressoissamme
elative		pressastamme	pressoistamme
illative		pressaamme	pressoihimme
adessive		pressallamme	pressoillamme
ablative		pressaltamme	pressoiltamme
allative		pressallemme	pressoillemme
essive		pressanamme	pressoinamme
translative		pressaksemme	pressoiksemme
abessive		pressattamme	pressoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pressoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pressanne	pressanne
accusative	nom.	pressanne	pressanne
accusative	gen.	pressanne	pressanne
genitive		pressanne	pressojenne pressainne ^rare
partitive		pressaanne	pressojanne
inessive		pressassanne	pressoissanne
elative		pressastanne	pressoistanne
illative		pressaanne	pressoihinne
adessive		pressallanne	pressoillanne
ablative		pressaltanne	pressoiltanne
allative		pressallenne	pressoillenne
essive		pressananne	pressoinanne
translative		pressaksenne	pressoiksenne
abessive		pressattanne	pressoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pressoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pressansa	pressansa
accusative	nom.	pressansa	pressansa
accusative	gen.	pressansa	pressansa
genitive		pressansa	pressojensa pressainsa ^rare
partitive		pressaansa	pressojaan pressojansa
inessive		pressassaan pressassansa	pressoissaan pressoissansa
elative		pressastaan pressastansa	pressoistaan pressoistansa
illative		pressaansa	pressoihinsa
adessive		pressallaan pressallansa	pressoillaan pressoillansa
ablative		pressaltaan pressaltansa	pressoiltaan pressoiltansa
allative		pressalleen pressallensa	pressoilleen pressoillensa
essive		pressanaan pressanansa	pressoinaan pressoinansa
translative		pressakseen pressaksensa	pressoikseen pressoiksensa
abessive		pressattaan pressattansa	pressoittaan pressoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	pressoineen pressoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

pressanvaali

French

Verb

pressa

third-person singular past historic of presser

Anagrams

passer

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpʰrɛsːa/
Rhymes: -ɛsːa

Noun

pressa f (genitive singular pressu, nominative plural pressur)

press (tool)
printing press
(uncountable, usually with definite article) press (printed media)

Declension

Declension of pressa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pressa	pressan	pressur	pressurnar
accusative	pressu	pressuna	pressur	pressurnar
dative	pressu	pressunni	pressum	pressunum
genitive	pressu	pressunnar	pressa	pressanna

Synonyms

(printing press): prentvél

Verb

pressa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative pressaði, supine pressað)

(transitive, with accusative) to press, to squeeze
(transitive, with accusative) to press, to iron

Conjugation

pressa — active voice (germynd)

	Forms with appended personal pronoun
infinitive (nafnháttur)		að pressa
supine (sagnbót)		pressað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		pressandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég pressa	við pressum	present (nútíð)	ég pressi	við pressum
	þú pressar	þið pressið		þú pressir	þið pressið
	hann, hún, það pressar	þeir, þær, þau pressa		hann, hún, það pressi	þeir, þær, þau pressi

past (þátíð)	ég pressaði	við pressuðum	past (þátíð)	ég pressaði	við pressuðum
	þú pressaðir	þið pressuðuð		þú pressaðir	þið pressuðuð
	hann, hún, það pressaði	þeir, þær, þau pressuðu		hann, hún, það pressaði	þeir, þær, þau pressuðu

imperative (boðháttur)	pressa (þú)	pressið (þið)
	pressaðu	pressiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

pressast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

	Forms with appended personal pronoun
infinitive (nafnháttur)		að pressast
supine (sagnbót)		pressast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		pressandist the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég pressast	við pressumst	present (nútíð)	ég pressist	við pressumst
	þú pressast	þið pressist		þú pressist	þið pressist
	hann, hún, það pressast	þeir, þær, þau pressast		hann, hún, það pressist	þeir, þær, þau pressist

past (þátíð)	ég pressaðist	við pressuðumst	past (þátíð)	ég pressaðist	við pressuðumst
	þú pressaðist	þið pressuðust		þú pressaðist	þið pressuðust
	hann, hún, það pressaðist	þeir, þær, þau pressuðust		hann, hún, það pressaðist	þeir, þær, þau pressuðust

imperative (boðháttur)	pressast (þú)	pressist (þið)
	pressastu	pressisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

pressaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	pressaður	pressuð	pressað	pressaðir	pressaðar	pressuð
accusative (þolfall)	pressaðan	pressaða	pressað	pressaða	pressaðar	pressuð
dative (þágufall)	pressuðum	pressaðri	pressuðu	pressuðum	pressuðum	pressuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	pressaðs	pressaðrar	pressaðs	pressaðra	pressaðra	pressaðra

weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
weak declension (veik beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	pressaði	pressaða	pressaða	pressuðu	pressuðu	pressuðu
accusative (þolfall)	pressaða	pressuðu	pressaða	pressuðu	pressuðu	pressuðu
dative (þágufall)	pressaða	pressuðu	pressaða	pressuðu	pressuðu	pressuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	pressaða	pressuðu	pressaða	pressuðu	pressuðu	pressuðu

Synonyms

(to squeeze): fergja
(to iron): strauja

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈprɛs.sa/
Rhymes: -ɛssa
Hyphenation: près‧sa

Etymology 1

Noun

pressa f (plural presse)

press
crowd, press

Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pressa

inflection of pressare:
1. third-person singular present
2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

sparse, spersa

Latin

Participle

pressa

inflection of pressus:
1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

pressā

ablative feminine singular of pressus

References

pressa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
pressa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
pressa in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin pressus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pressɐ/

Noun

pressa

(uncountable) hurry

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

pressen (of presse (noun))
pressene (of press (noun))
presset (of verb)

Noun

pressa m or f

definite feminine singular of presse

pressa n

definite plural of press

Verb

pressa

inflection of presse:
1. simple past
2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pressa f

definite singular of presse

pressa n

definite plural of press

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛ.sɐ/

Rhymes: -ɛsɐ
Hyphenation: pres‧sa

Etymology 1

Noun

pressa f (plural pressas)

hurry; rush; haste
Não tenho nenhuma pressa. ― I'm not in a hurry.

Etymology 2

Contraction

pressa

(nonstandard, informal) Contraction of pra essa: feminine singular of presse

Swedish

Alternative forms

präßa (obsolete typography)

Verb

pressa (present pressar, preterite pressade, supine pressat, imperative pressa)

to press (to apply pressure, mechanical or mentally)

Conjugation

Conjugation of pressa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	pressa		pressas
Supine	pressat		pressats
Imperative	pressa		—
Imper. plural¹	pressen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	pressar	pressade	pressas	pressades
Ind. plural¹	pressa	pressade	pressas	pressades
Subjunctive²	presse	pressade	presses	pressades
	Participles
Present participle	pressande
Past participle	pressad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

Anagrams

spares

Vilamovian

Verb

pressa

to press, to compress

Catalan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Verb

Anagrams

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Verb

Conjugation

Synonyms

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

Participle

References

Neapolitan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

Verb

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Contraction

Swedish

Alternative forms

Verb

Conjugation

Related terms

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Vilamovian

Verb