pressio
See also: pressió
Latin
Etymology
From pressus, perfect passive participle of premō (“I press”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpres.si.oː/, [ˈprɛs̠ːioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpres.si.o/, [ˈprɛsːio]
Noun
pressiō f (genitive pressiōnis); third declension
- a pressing, pressure
- 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Valetudo Finnorum minus prospera , Nuntii Latini 20.4.2018:
- Obesitas et symptoma depressionis crebrescunt atque alta pressio sanguinis et cholesterolum nimis altum sunt adhuc communia.
- Obesity and symptoms of depression are on the rise, and high blood pressure and high cholesterol are still common.
- Obesitas et symptoma depressionis crebrescunt atque alta pressio sanguinis et cholesterolum nimis altum sunt adhuc communia.
- 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Valetudo Finnorum minus prospera , Nuntii Latini 20.4.2018:
- prop, fulcrum of a lever
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pressiō | pressiōnēs |
| Genitive | pressiōnis | pressiōnum |
| Dative | pressiōnī | pressiōnibus |
| Accusative | pressiōnem | pressiōnēs |
| Ablative | pressiōne | pressiōnibus |
| Vocative | pressiō | pressiōnēs |
Synonyms
- (a pressing): pressūra
Related terms
- pressim
- pressō
- pressōrius
- pressulē
- pressulus
- pressūra
- pressus
Descendants
- English: pression
- Galician: presión
- Franco-Provençal: prèssion
- French: pression
- Italian: pressione
- Portuguese: pressão
- Romanian: presiune
- Spanish: presión
References
- “pressio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pressio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pressio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- pressio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016