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Translingual
Etymology 1
Symbol
vec
See also
Etymology 2
Clipping of English vectorization.
Symbol
vec
- (mathematics) vectorization (of a matrix)
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Azerbaijani
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
vec (definite accusative veci, plural veclər)
- (colloquial) concern (the placement of interest or worry on a subject)
- nə vecimə? ― what do I care?
- (colloquial) use, usefulness, utility, benefit (the state or condition of being useful)
- vecə gəlmək ― come to use, be useful
Usage notes
- Never occurs uninflected. Only used as part of expressions and derived terms below.
Declension
Derived terms
- bivec
- biveclik
- vecə gəlmək
- vecinə almaq
- vecinə gəlmək
- vecinə olmaq
- vecsiz
- vecsizlik
Descendants
- → Armenian: վեջ (veǰ)
References
- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “vec”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 4, Baku: Şərq-Qərb
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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věťь / *veťь.
Pronunciation
Noun
vec f (genitive singular veci, nominative plural veci, genitive plural vecí, declension pattern of kosť)
- thing
- business (something involving one personally)
- Synonym: záležitosť
Declension
Related terms
- vecný
Further reading
- “vec”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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