LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

pressūra

pressūra f (genitive pressūrae)
Classical[prɛsˈsuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[presˈsuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. a pressing, pressure
  2. throng, crowd
  3. an unnaturally long or heavy sleep
  4. poeticjuice; that which is pressed out
  5. figurativelya burden
  6. figurativelyoppression, affliction, distress

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepressūrapressūrae
genitivepressūraepressūrārum
dativepressūraepressūrīs
accusativepressūrampressūrās
ablativepressūrāpressūrīs
vocativepressūrapressūrae

pressūra, ae, f. premo,
I. a pressing, pressure (post-Aug.).
I. Lit.: pressura palpebrarum, App. M. 5, p. 166, 14.—
2. In partic., a pressing of wine, oil, etc.: pressura una culeos viginti implere debet, Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 317: oleum primae pressurae, Col. 12, 50.—
B. Transf.
1. A pressure, burden: levare pressuram, App. M. 7, p. 195, 35.—
2. A press, throng, crowd of people: nimia densitas pressurae, App. M. 3, p. 130, 9.—
3. The downward pressure, fall, descent of water, Front. Aquaed. 18: aquarum, Sen. Q. N. 2, 6, 4.—
4. A too heavy, too long, unnatural sleep, Cael. Aur. Acut. 1 praef.—
5. That which is pressed out, juice (poet.): Corycii pressura croci, sic, etc., Luc. 9, 809.—
II. Trop., oppression, affliction, distress (eccl. Lat.): pressuram persecutionemque perferre, Tert. ad Uxor. 1, 5; Lact. 5, 22, 17; 4, 26, 19; Vulg. 2 Cor. 1, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-?
  2. Latinpressūra

Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pressūra From premō (“to squeeze, press”, supine stem in press-) + -tūra.

Descendants
  • Catalanpressura
  • Englishpressurefrom Old French pressure
  • Italianpressura
  • Spanishpresura

In English words that came into English from pressūra

  • pressurepressūra

Quick answers

What does pressūra mean in Latin?
pressūra, a noun, means “a pressing, pressure; throng, crowd; an unnaturally long or heavy sleep”.
What is the genitive of pressūra?
The genitive singular is pressūrae. pressūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce pressūra?
In classical Latin, [prɛsˈsuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [presˈsuː.ra].
Where does pressūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-? → Latin pressūra.