precoce

See also: précoce

English

Etymology

Borrowing from French précoce.

Adjective

precoce (comparative more precoce, superlative most precoce)

1. (obsolete) precocious

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “precoce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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Interlingua

Adjective

precoce (not comparable)

1. precocious, precoce

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin praecox, praecocem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preˈkɔ.t͡ʃe/, /preˈko.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -ɔtʃe, -otʃe
• Hyphenation: pre‧cò‧ce, pre‧có‧ce

Adjective

precoce (plural precoci, superlative precocissimo)

1. premature, untimely
2. hasty
3. precocious, early

Derived terms

• precocemente
• precocia
• precocità
• precocizzante

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾe.ˈkɔ.si/

Adjective

precoce m or f (plural precoces)

1. precocious (characterised by exceptionally early occurrence or development)

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Romanian

Etymology

From French précoce, from Latin praecox.

Adjective

precoce m or f or n (masculine plural precoci, feminine and neuter plural precoce)

1. precocious

Declension

Declension of precoce

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	precoce		precoce	precoci	precoce
	definite	precocele		precocea	precocii	precocele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	precoce		precoce	precoci	precoce
	definite	precocelui		precocei	precocilor	precocelor