compresa

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [kumˈpɾɛ.zə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [komˈpɾə.zə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [komˈpɾe.za]
  • Rhymes: -ɛza

Etymology 1

From Latin compressa, feminine form of compressus (compressed).

Noun

compresa f (plural compreses)

  1. compress (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

compresa f sg

  1. feminine singular of comprès

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

compresa

  1. feminine singular of compreso

Participle

compresa f sg

  1. feminine singular of compreso

References

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

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin compressa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /komˈpɾesa/ [kõmˈpɾe.sa]
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: com‧pre‧sa

Noun

compresa f (plural compresas)

  1. compress (cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds)
  2. sanitary towel

Further reading

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