precis

See also: précis

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪsi

Noun

precis (plural precis or preces or precises)

1. Alternative spelling of précis.

Translations

precis — see précis

Verb

precis (third-person singular simple present precises, present participle precising, simple past and past participle precised)

1. Alternative form of précis.

Anagrams

• Persic, cripes, Spicer, Cripes, crepis, Prices, prices, Crespi, Sierpc, spicer

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈprɛ.kɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈprɛː.t͡ʃis]

Noun

precis

1. genitive singular of prex

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French précis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preˈt͡ʃis/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

precis m or n (feminine singular precisă, masculine plural preciși, feminine and neuter plural precise)

1. precise, accurate, exact

Declension

Declension of precis

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	precis		precisă		preciși	precise
	definite	precisul		precisa		precișii	precisele
genitive- dative	indefinite	precis		precise		preciși	precise
	definite	precisului		precisei		precișilor	preciselor

Adverb

precis

1. precisely, accurately, exactly

See also

• exact
• definit

Swedish

Etymology

From French précis, from Latin praecīsus (“cut off”), perfect passive participle of praecīdō.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /prɛˈsiːs/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

precis (comparative precisare, superlative precisast)

1. precise, made with great precision

Related terms

• precist

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /prɛˈsiːs/, /prɛˈsɪs/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

precis (not comparable)

1. precisely; exactly
2. (focus) precisely; Used to provide emphasis
3. just; by a narrow margin
4. just; moments ago
5. just; perfectly

Synonyms

• (by a narrow margin): just
• (perfectly): just

References

• precis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• precis in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).