pres

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pres"

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹɛz/
  • Rhymes: -ɛz

Noun

pres

  1. Clipping of presentation.

Noun

pres

  1. Abbreviation of present.

Etymology 3

pre + -s

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹiːz/
  • Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

pres

  1. plural of pre

Verb

pres

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

See also

Anagrams

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

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

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

  1. to cut, carve, slice, hew
Conjugation
  • [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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

  1. to wait; to expect
Conjugation
  • [¹]: indicative future forms identical to conditional present
  • [²]: indicative future perfect forms identical to conditional perfect
Derived terms
  • pritem

References

  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

Etymology

Inherited from Latin prēnsus, from older prehensus.

Pronunciation

Participle

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

  1. past participle of prendre

Noun

pres m (plural presos, feminine presa)

  1. prisoner

Adjective

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

  1. imprisoned

References

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Latin premō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprɛs]

Noun

pres m inan

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

Declension

Further reading

  • pres in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • pres in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Old French

Preposition

pres

  1. manuscript form of prés

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English press.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prês/

Noun

prȅs m (Cyrillic spelling пре̏с)

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

Noun

pres m (plural preses)

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

Welsh

Astrolab pres
Pres

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old English bræs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /preːs/
  • Rhymes: -eːs

Noun

pres m (uncountable)

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

Adjective

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

  • adran bres (brass section)
  • band pres (brass band)
  • gem pres gloyw (burnished brass, Diachrysia chrysitis)
  • gem pres main (slender burnished brass, Thysanoplusia orichalcea)
  • gem pres prin (rare burnished brass, Diachrysia chryson)
  • hirgorn pres (brassy longhorn, Nemophora metallica)
  • offeryn pres (brass instrument)
  • rhwbiad pres (brass rubbing)

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

pres m (uncountable)

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

Mutation

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

  • 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
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