pressio

See also: pressió

Latin

Etymology

From pressus, perfect passive participle of premō (“I press”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpres.si.oː/, [ˈprɛs̠ːioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpres.si.o/, [ˈprɛsːio]

Noun

pressiō f (genitive pressiōnis); third declension

1. a pressing, pressure
   • 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.

2. 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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016