precies

See also: preciés

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /prəˈsis/
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Hyphenation: pre‧cies
Rhymes: -is

Adjective

precies (comparative preciezer, superlative meest precies or preciest)

exact, precise
accurate, careful

Inflection

Inflection 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

exactly, precisely
(Belgium) seemingly
Synonyms: net alsof, blijkbaar, schijnbaar

't Is hier precies een feest - de Lotto gewonnen ofzo?
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Alternative forms

(Brabantian) percies, persies
(text messaging) prc

Descendants

Afrikaans: presies

References

Spanish

Verb

precies

second-person singular present subjunctive of preciar

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