pressio
See also: pressió
Latin
Etymology
Etymology tree
From premō (“to press”, supine stem in press-) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈprɛs.si.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈprɛs.si.o]
Noun
pressiō f (genitive pressiōnis); third declension
- a pressing, pressure
- Synonym: pressūra
- 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Valetudo Finnorum minus prospera [1], 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.
- prop, fulcrum of a lever
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pressiō | pressiōnēs |
| genitive | pressiōnis | pressiōnum |
| dative | pressiōnī | pressiōnibus |
| accusative | pressiōnem | pressiōnēs |
| ablative | pressiōne | pressiōnibus |
| vocative | pressiō | pressiōnēs |
Related terms
Descendants
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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016