precies

See also: preciés

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French precis, from Latin precisus, from praecīsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prəˈsis/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pre‧cies
• Rhymes: -is

Adjective

precies (comparative preciezer, superlative meest precies or preciest)

1. exact, precise
2. accurate, careful

Declension

Declension of precies
uninflected	precies
inflected	precieze
comparative	preciezer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		precies	preciezer	het preciest het precieste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	precieze	preciezere	precieste
	n. sing.	precies	preciezer	precieste
	plural	precieze	preciezere	precieste
definite		precieze	preciezere	precieste
partitive		precies	preciezers	—

Alternative forms

• (Brabantian) percies, persies
• (obsolete) praecies, precise

Derived terms

• pietje-precies
• preciesheid
• precisie

Descendants

• Afrikaans: presies
• Petjo: persies, presies
• → Indonesian: persis
• → Kwinti: precies
• → Papiamentu: presis, precies

Adverb

precies

1. exactly, precisely
2. (Belgium) seemingly

   Synonyms: net alsof, blijkbaar, schijnbaar

   't Is hier precies een feest - de Lotto gewonnen of zo?

   There seems to be a party here - did someone win the lottery or something?

Alternative forms

• (Brabantian) percies, persies
• (text messaging) prc

Descendants

• Afrikaans: presies

References

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Spanish

Verb

precies

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of preciar