premsar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pressāre (“to press”), with intrusive m due to influence from prémer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pɾəmˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [pɾemˈsaɾ]

Verb

premsar (first-person singular present premso, first-person singular preterite premsí, past participle premsat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

1. (transitive) to crush in a press
2. (figurative, transitive) to press. to squeeze

   Synonyms: prémer, estrènyer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of premsar (first conjugation)

infinitive			premsar
gerund			premsant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		premsat		premsada
		plural		premsats		premsades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	premso	premses	premsa	premsem	premseu	premsen
	imperfect	premsava	premsaves	premsava	premsàvem	premsàveu	premsaven
	future	premsaré	premsaràs	premsarà	premsarem	premsareu	premsaran
	preterite	premsí	premsares	premsà	premsàrem	premsàreu	premsaren
	conditional	premsaria	premsaries	premsaria	premsaríem	premsaríeu	premsarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	premsi	premsis	premsi	premsem	premseu	premsin
	imperfect	premsés	premsessis	premsés	premséssim	premséssiu	premsessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	premsa	premsi	premsem	premseu	premsin
	negative (no)	—	no premsis	no premsi	no premsem	no premseu	no premsin

Derived terms

• premsa
• premsa-alls
• premsaire
• premsateles
• premsatge

Further reading

• “premsar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.