LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pressōrium

pressōrium n (genitive pressōriī or pressōrī)

Meaning

  1. press (especially for grapes)
    Dein cum a Silvani lavacro vel Mamaeae aquis ventitant sospitalibus, ut quisquam eorum egressus, tenuissimis se terserit linteis, solutis pressoriis, vestes luce nitentes ambigua diligenter explorat, quae una portantur sufficientes ad induendos homines undecim: tandemque electis aliquot involutus, receptis anulis quos (ne violentur humoribus) famulo tradidit, digitis ut metatis abit.380 CE – 392 CE, Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae XXVIII.IV.19

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepressōriumpressōria
genitivepressōriī
pressōrī		pressōriōrum
dativepressōriōpressōriīs
accusativepressōriumpressōria
ablativepressōriōpressōriīs
vocativepressōriumpressōria

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin -tōrium Latin pressōrium From premō (“to squeeze, press”, supine stem in press-) + -tōrium.

Descendants
  • Frenchpressoir
  • Italianpressoio
  • Welshprysur

Quick answers

What does pressōrium mean in Latin?
pressōrium, a noun, means “press (especially for grapes)”.
What is the genitive of pressōrium?
The genitive singular is pressōriī. pressōrium is neuter, second declension.