precoce

See also: précoce

English

Etymology

Borrowing from French précoce.

Adjective

precoce (comparative more precoce, superlative most precoce)

1. (obsolete) precocious

References

• “precoce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Galician

Verb

precoce

1. inflection of precocer:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Interlingua

Adjective

precoce (not comparable)

1. precocious, precoce

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecox. Doublet of albicocca.

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

Further reading

• precoce in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praecox. Doublet of abricó.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈkɔ.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈkɔ.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈkɔ.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈkɔ.sɨ/

Adjective

precoce m or f (plural precoces)

1. precocious (characterised by exceptionally early occurrence or development)
2. early, early-stage

   sinais de alerta precoces.

   early warning signs

Further reading

• “precoce” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecocem, or via French précoce, itself borrowed from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preˈko.t͡ʃe/

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

Further reading

• precoce in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)