compressa
Dictionary entries
- Entry →compresso, compressare, compressavi, compressatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
press; oppress;
sg. pres. act. imp. 2nd - Entry →compressus, compressa -um, compressior -or -us, compressissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Bio/medical
constricted/narrow/pressed together; bound/tight (bowels), constipated, binding;
abl. sg. (f.)acc. pl. (n.)nom. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. sg. (f.)voc. pl. (n.) - Entry →comprimo, comprimere, compressi, compressus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
press/squeeze together, fold, crush; hem/shut/keep/hold in; copulate (male);; suppress/control/stifle/frustrate/subdue/cow, put down; hold breath; silence;
abl. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. pl. perf. pass. part.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Epidicus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...erili argentum. eo sororem destinat Imprudens iuvenis. compressae ac militis Cognoscit opera sibi senex os sublitum — Vt ille..."Liber III
Aulus Gellius
"...lenones nec Condalium nec Anus Plauti nec Bis compressa nec Boeotia unquam fuit neque adeo Agroecus neque Commorientes..."Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...modis quae possint indupedita exiguis tamen inter se compressa teneri. haec faciunt primum parvas consistere nubes; inde..."Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...magis, donec omni aere excluso in se tota compressa est, et umor qui fuerat, lapis effectus..."Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...duabus manibus inter se iunctis aquam concipere et compressa utrimque palma in modum siponis exprimere. Simile quiddam..."Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...corpus, incerta uerba subitis exclamationibus, trementia labra interdumque compressa et dirum quiddam exsibilantia. 3. Ferarum mehercules, siue illas..."de Vita Beata
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...quotiens aliquid ex illo proferetur oraculo, intenti et compressa uoce audiatis. 8. Cum sistrum aliquis concutiens ex imperio..."Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...miles advenit Natique causa dat propensa munera. Tandem compressae pater cognoscit omnia, Vtque illam ducat qui vitiarat convenit..."
