precies

See also: preciés

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prəˈsis/

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pre‧cies
• Rhymes: -is

Adjective

precies (comparative preciezer, superlative meest precies or preciest)

1. exact, precise
2. accurate, careful

Inflection

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

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

Derived terms

• pietje-precies
• preciesheid
• precisie

Descendants

• Afrikaans: presies
• → Indonesian: persis

Adverb

precies

1. exactly, precisely
2. (Belgium) seemingly

   Synonyms: net alsof, blijkbaar, schijnbaar

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

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Alternative forms

• percies (Brabantian)
• persies (Brabantian)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: presies

References

• [1]
• [2]

---

Spanish

Verb

precies

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of preciar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of preciar.