English

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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pres

  1. Clipping of presentation.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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pres

  1. Abbreviation of present.

Etymology 3

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pre +‎ -s

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pres

  1. plural of pre

Verb

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pres

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pre.

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Anagrams

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Albanian *p(e)retja, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (to strike, beat) (compare Ancient Greek πρίω (príō, to saw), Lithuanian per̃ti (to flog, beat with besom), Avestan 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬝 (pərə, strife)).[1]

Verb

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pres (aorist preva, participle prerë) (active voice form of mediopassive prehem (to be cutting, laying down; to rest))

  1. to cut, carve, slice, hew
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  • [¹]: indicative future forms identical to conditional present
  • [²]: indicative future perfect forms identical to conditional perfect
  • (³): Gheg alternative forms for Standard Albanian and Tosk)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Albanian *pratja, from Proto-Indo-European *prot- (compare Dutch vroed (wise, clever), Lithuanian pràsti (to understand)).[2]

Verb

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pres (aorist prita, participle pritur) (active voice form of mediopassive pritem (to be expected))

  1. to wait; to expect
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  • [¹]: indicative future forms identical to conditional present
  • [²]: indicative future perfect forms identical to conditional perfect
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pres”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 343
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pres”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 343-344

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin prēnsus, from older prehensus.

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Participle

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pres (feminine presa, masculine plural presos, feminine plural preses)

  1. past participle of prendre

Noun

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pres m (plural presos, feminine presa)

  1. prisoner
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Adjective

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pres (feminine presa, masculine plural presos, feminine plural preses)

  1. imprisoned

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Czech

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Etymology

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Derived from Latin premō.

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Noun

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pres m inan

  1. (informal) press (device used to apply pressure)
    Synonym: lis

Declension

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Further reading

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  • pres”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • pres”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Old French

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Preposition

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pres

  1. manuscript form of prés

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English press.

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Noun

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prȅs m (Cyrillic spelling пре̏с)

  1. (uninflected) press (collective term for journalists)

Spanish

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Noun

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pres m (plural preses)

  1. press (exercise)
    Synonym: prensa
  2. plural of pre

Welsh

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Astrolab pres
 
Pres

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old English bræs.

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Noun

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pres m (uncountable)

  1. brass
  2. (obsolete) copper
    Synonym: copr
  3. (obsolete) bronze
    Synonym: efydd
  4. (North Wales) money
    Synonym: arian

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pres (feminine singular pres, plural pres, not comparable)

  1. made of brass
  2. (obsolete) made of copper
    Synonym: copr
  3. (obsolete) made of bronze
    Synonym: efydd

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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From Middle Welsh pres, from Proto-Brythonic *pres, from Latin pressus.

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Noun

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pres m (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) press, oppression
  2. (obsolete) press, crush, throng, bustle

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pres bres mhres phres
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pres”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies