compresa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kumˈpɾɛ.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [komˈpɾə.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [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

• “compresa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “compresa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “compresa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “compresa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

compresa

1. feminine singular of compreso

Participle

compresa f sg

1. feminine singular of compreso

Anagrams

• comparse, scamperò, scompare

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

• “compresa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28