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!