peresa

Catalan

Alternative forms

• perea (Valencia)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan peresa, from Latin pigritia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pəˈɾɛ.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pəˈɾə.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peˈɾe.za]

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Noun

peresa f (plural pereses)

1. laziness
2. sloth

Synonyms

• mandra
• accídia

Derived terms

• peresós

References

• “peresa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Latin

Participle

perēsa

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

Participle

perēsā

1. ablative feminine singular of perēsus

Slovene

Noun

peresa

1. inflection of pero:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural