présa

See also: presa, Presa, and preša

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pressa, from Latin pressus. Cognate with Portuguese pressa and Spanish prisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɛsa/ [ˈpɾɛ.s̺ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛsa
• Hyphenation: pré‧sa

Noun

présa f (plural présas)

1. hurry, rush, urgency

   Voume alá, que teño présa.

   I'm leaving; I'm in a hurry.

Derived terms

• á présa (“in a hurry, hurried”)
• pouca présa (“little hurry”)

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pressa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pressa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “presa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “présa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “présa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN