kec
See also: kec., keç, kêç, kèc, kẹc, and көс
Albanian
Alternative forms
- keç, kedh
Etymology
Either from Ottoman Turkish كچی (keçi, “goat”), or diminutive with hypocoristic suffix -ç ~ -c of regular kedh (see there for further etymology).
Noun
kec m (indefinite plural kecër or keca, definite singular keci, definite plural kecërit or kecat)
- goat kid less than a year old
Synonyms
- edh
Derived terms
- keçe
Czech
Etymology
Deverbal from kecat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɛt͡s]
Noun
kec m inan
- piffle, rubbish, nonsense
- Nevěř těm zprávám, jsou to kecy. ― Don't believe the news, it's rubbish.
Declension
Declension of kec
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kec | kecy |
| genitive | kecu | keců |
| dative | kecu | kecům |
| accusative | kec | kecy |
| vocative | kece | kecy |
| locative | kecu | kecech |
| instrumental | kecem | kecy |
Related terms
- kecat
- pokecat
- pokec m
Further reading
- kec in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- kec in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- kec in Internetová jazyková příručka
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Hungarian kétszem (“deuce, ace in German playing cards”), the ace in French playing cards being egyszem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kêːt͡s/
Noun
kȇc m (Cyrillic spelling ке̑ц)
- (regional, chiefly Serbia and Bosnia) ace
Declension
Declension of kec
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kȇc | kéčevi |
| genitive | kéca | kéčēvā |
| dative | kécu | kéčevima |
| accusative | kȇc | kéčeve |
| vocative | kȇče | kéčevi |
| locative | kécu | kéčevima |
| instrumental | kécom | kéčevima |
See also
| Playing cards in Serbo-Croatian · igraće karte (layout · text) | ||||||
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| as, kec | dvojka, dvica | trojka, trica | četvorka, četvrtica | petica | šestica | sedmica |
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| osmica | devetka, devetica | desetka, desetica | dečko, pub, žandar, fant | kraljica, dama | kralj | džoker |