presidi

See also: presidí

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praesidium. Doublet of presídium. Compare Spanish presidio (“prison”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pɾəˈzi.ði]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾeˈzi.ði]

Noun

presidi m (plural presidis)

1. prison

   Synonym: presó

   • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

     –Em consta que fa anys i panys que s'ha abandonat la ruta. Volien convertir l'illa en un presidi per als dirigents bòer. Alguna cosa així, no ho sé.

     –It's obvious that the route was abandoned ages ago. They wanted to convert the island into a prison for Boer leaders. Something like that, I don't know.

2. (archaic) garrison

   Synonym: guarnició

Further reading

• “presidi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “presidi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Noun

presidi m or f

1. plural of preside

Noun

presidi m

1. plural of presidio

Verb

presidi

1. inflection of presidiare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• disperi, rispedì

Portuguese

Verb

presidi

1. inflection of presidir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative