pressa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pressa.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

pressa f (plural presses)

1. hurry, haste

   no corre pressa ― there is no hurry

Derived terms

• apressar
• de pressa

Further reading

• “pressa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of presidentti (“president”) +‎ -sa.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pressa (informal)

1. 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
	gen.	pressan
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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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

Further reading

• “pressa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

Verb

pressa

1. third-person singular past historic of presser

Anagrams

• passer

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰrɛsːa/
• Rhymes: -ɛsːa

Etymology 1

Noun

pressa f (genitive singular pressu, nominative plural pressur)

1. press (tool)
2. printing press

   Synonym: prentvél

3. (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

Etymology 2

Verb

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

1. to press, to squeeze [with accusative]

   Synonym: fergja

2. to press, to iron [with accusative]

   Synonym: strauja

Conjugation

pressa – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að pressa
supine sagnbót		pressað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		pressandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	pressa	pressaði		pressi	pressaði
	þú	pressar	pressaðir		pressir	pressaðir
	hann, hún, það	pressar	pressaði		pressi	pressaði
plural	við	pressum	pressuðum		pressum	pressuðum
	þið	pressið	pressuðuð		pressið	pressuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	pressa	pressuðu		pressi	pressuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	pressa (þú), pressaðu
plural	þið	pressið (þið), pressiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

pressast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að pressast
supine sagnbót		pressast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		pressandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	pressast	pressaðist		pressist	pressaðist
	þú	pressast	pressaðist		pressist	pressaðist
	hann, hún, það	pressast	pressaðist		pressist	pressaðist
plural	við	pressumst	pressuðumst		pressumst	pressuðumst
	þið	pressist	pressuðust		pressist	pressuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	pressast	pressuðust		pressist	pressuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	pressast (þú), pressastu
plural	þið	pressist (þið), pressisti1

¹ 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)
	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)
	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

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Noun

pressa f (plural presse)

1. press
2. crowd, press

Related terms

• pressare
• torchio

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pressa

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

Anagrams

• sparse, spersa

Latin

Participle

pressa

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

Participle

pressā

1. ablative feminine singular of pressus

References

• "pressa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, 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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin pressus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pressɐ/

Noun

pressa

1. (uncountable) hurry

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

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

Noun

pressa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of presse

Noun

pressa n

1. definite plural of press

Verb

pressa

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pressa f

1. definite singular of presse

Noun

pressa n

1. definite plural of press

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛ.sɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛsɐ
• Hyphenation: pres‧sa

Etymology 1

Noun

pressa f (plural pressas)

1. hurry; rush; haste

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

Etymology 2

Contraction

pressa

1. (nonstandard, informal) contraction of pra +‎ essa: feminine singular of presse

Further reading

• “pressa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “pressa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Swedish

Alternative forms

• präßa (obsolete typography)

Verb

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

1. 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
present participle		pressande
past participle		pressad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• press
• utpressa

See also

• prägla
• stressa
• trycka

Further reading

• pressa in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• spares

Vilamovian

Verb

pressa

1. to press, to compress