præcis

Danish

Etymology

Via French précis from Latin praecīsus (“shortened”), a past participle of praecīdō (“to cut off”), from prae- (“before”) +‎ caedō (“to cut”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /prɛˈsiːˀs/, [pʰʁ̥æˈsiˀs]

Adjective

præcis (neuter præcist, plural and definite singular attributive præcise)

  1. precise, exact

Adverb

præcis

  1. precisely, specifically
    Det er præcis det, jeg taler om.
    That is exactly what I am talking about.

Interjection

præcis

  1. exactly
    Er det dette billede, du talte om? / Ja, præcis!
    Is this the picture of which you spoke? / Yes, precisely!
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