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 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: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pressa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “presa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “présa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “présa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.