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See also: Presa, preša, and présa

English

Etymology 1

From Italian presa (“capture, seizure”).

Noun

presa (plural presas)

  1. (music) A symbol, such as ※ or :S:, used to indicate where a voice is to begin singing in a canon or round.

Etymology 2

From Spanish presa (“dam”), related to the above.

Noun

presa (plural presas)

  1. (Southwestern US) A temporary dam, dyke or reservoir.
    • 1970, William T. Sanders, The Teotihuacan Valley project final report, pages 285–286:
      They are equalled in their productive capacity only by the highest terraces on the slopes of Cerro Gordo in the same region, and their production approaches that of the irrigated lands in the Lower Valley. The significance of the presas for agriculture stems from the humidity retention capacity they possess and their ideal location for trapping both soil [...] and water. [...] it is very rare that a crop is lost in the presas [...] Maize is planted as early as February in some presas. Special planting techniques are also applied to the presas to make available subsoil moisture.
    • 1999, Catholic Southwest, volumes 10-14, page 109:
      Tijerina also provides descriptions of the presas or clay reservoirs that provided water for all living creatures, and [...]

Anagrams

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pres̺a/ [pre.s̺a]
  • Rhymes: -es̺a
  • Hyphenation: pre‧sa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish prisa (“hurry”).

Noun

presa inan

  1. hurry
Declension
Declension of presa (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive presa presa presak
ergative presak presak presek
dative presari presari presei
genitive presaren presaren presen
comitative presarekin presarekin presekin
causative presarengatik presarengatik presengatik
benefactive presarentzat presarentzat presentzat
instrumental presaz presaz presez
inessive presatan presan presetan
locative presatako presako presetako
allative presatara presara presetara
terminative presataraino presaraino presetaraino
directive presatarantz presarantz presetarantz
destinative presatarako presarako presetarako
ablative presatatik presatik presetatik
partitive presarik — —
prolative presatzat — —

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish presa (“dam”).

Noun

presa inan

  1. dam
  2. reservoir
Declension
Declension of presa (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive presa presa presak
ergative presak presak presek
dative presari presari presei
genitive presaren presaren presen
comitative presarekin presarekin presekin
causative presarengatik presarengatik presengatik
benefactive presarentzat presarentzat presentzat
instrumental presaz presaz presez
inessive presatan presan presetan
locative presatako presako presetako
allative presatara presara presetara
terminative presataraino presaraino presetaraino
directive presatarantz presarantz presetarantz
destinative presatarako presarako presetarako
ablative presatatik presatik presetatik
partitive presarik — —
prolative presatzat — —

Further reading

  • “presa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “presa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Nominalization of the feminine past participle of prendre (“to take”).

Noun

presa f (plural preses)

  1. taking, grabbing, seizing
  2. capture
  3. something taken, e.g.:
    1. dose (of medicine)
    2. recording (of audio or video)
    3. prey
  4. (law, war, nautical) prize of war (neutral or enemy ship carrying weapons, seized during wartime)
  5. (law, war) angary
  6. (law, war) property seized under the right of angary
  7. electrical connection
  8. device or cable used to make an electrical connection
  9. power outlet
  10. electrical plug
  11. (electricity) ground
  12. dam, barrage
  13. diversion (of a river)
  14. water diverted or retained behind a dam
  15. sluice
  16. hardening or binding (of an adhesive)
  17. (climbing) hold (for feet or hands)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

presa f (plural preses)

  1. female equivalent of pres (“prisoner”)

Participle

presa f sg

  1. feminine singular of pres

Adjective

presa f sg

  1. feminine singular of pres

Further reading

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish fresa, from French fraise, from earlier fraige, from Latin frāga, plural of frāgum.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pre‧sa

Noun

presa

  1. any member of the genus Fragaria
  2. the fruit of this plant; strawberry

Synonyms

Galician

Etymology

Feminine of preso (“imprisoned; captured; bound; prisoner”), from Latin prehensus (“seized”).

Pronunciation

Noun

presa f (plural presas)

  1. a handful
    • 1390, José Luis Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C, page 1:
      vn rromeu alamã cõ outros de sua cõpana tomou hũa grã presa de dineiros de prata et ofereçeos sobre la cousela da cabeça de Santiago
      a pilgrim from Germany, with others from his group, took a large handful of silver coins and offered them over the receptacle of the head of [the statue representing] Saint James
    Synonyms: manchea, manda
  2. dam
    Synonyms: encoro, represa
    1. canal
      • 1382, M. Mar Graña Cid (ed.), Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500). Ferrol: Estudios Mindonienses, page 181:
        et doutra parte departese porla agoa que vay porla presa do moyno de Veyga
        and in the other side it limits by the water that runs by the canal of the mill of Veiga
    2. reservoir
  3. catch (something which is captured or caught)
    Synonym: botín
  4. prey
    Synonym: prea
  5. female equivalent of preso (“female prisoner”)

Adjective

presa

  1. feminine singular of preso

References

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpre.za/, (traditional) /ˈpre.sa/[1]
  • Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa
  • Hyphenation: pré‧sa

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

presa f sg

  1. feminine singular of preso

Participle

presa f sg

  1. feminine singular of preso

Etymology 2

Deverbal formed with the feminine past participle of prendere (“to take”).

Noun

presa f (plural prese)

  1. (sports, wrestling) grip, hold, grasp, grip
  2. capture
  3. pinch (small quantity)
  4. outlet (passage allowing the escape of something)
    presa elettrica ― socket (literally, “electrical outlet”)
    presa d'acqua ― water outlet
    presa del gas ― gas outlet

References

  1. ^ presa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Feminine of preso (“imprisoned; captured; bound; prisoner”), from Old Galician-Portuguese preso, from Latin prehēnsus (“seized”), perfect passive participle of prehendō (“to seize; to catch”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pre‧sa

Noun

presa f (plural presas)

  1. prey (that which may be seized by animals)
  2. prey (animal that is eaten by another living being)
    Synonym: caça
    Antonym: predador
  3. fang (long pointed tooth)
    Synonym: canino
  4. tusk (pair of teeth that extend outside the mouth of some animals)
    Synonym: marfim
  5. female equivalent of preso (“female prisoner”)
  6. (climbing) climbing hold, handhold

Derived terms

Adjective

presa f sg

  1. feminine singular of preso

Participle

presa f sg

  1. feminine singular of preso

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French presser.

Pronunciation

Verb

a presa (third-person singular present presează, past participle presat) 1st conjugation

  1. to press

Conjugation

    conjugation of presa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive a presa
gerund presând
past participle presat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present presez presezi presează presăm presați presează
imperfect presam presai presa presam presați presau
simple perfect presai presași presă presarăm presarăți presară
pluperfect presasem presaseși presase presaserăm presaserăți presaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să presez să presezi să preseze să presăm să presați să preseze
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative presează presați
negative nu presa nu presați

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin prēnsa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾesa/ [ˈpɾe.sa]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: pre‧sa

Noun

presa f (plural presas)

  1. reservoir, dam
  2. piece of meat
  3. portion or piece of food
  4. capture
  5. prey
  6. stolen good
  7. sluice (artificial passage of water)
  8. weir

Derived terms

Noun

presa f (plural presas)

  1. female equivalent of preso

Adjective

presa

  1. feminine singular of preso

Further reading

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