prec

See also: prec., Preç, preč, and přec

Catalan

Etymology

Deverbal from pregar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpɾek]

Noun

prec m (plural precs)

1. plea, request

   Synonyms: demanda, súplica

   precs i preguntes ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (final phase of a formal meeting)

Related terms

• pregària

Further reading

• “prec” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “prec” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “prec”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Latvian

Verb

prec

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of precēt

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈprɛt͡s/

Adverb

prec (not comparable)

1. (Far Masovian) Alternative form of precz (“constantly”)

   Prec dziad chodzi. ― The beggar is constantly going around asking for stuff.

Further reading

• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “prec”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 119