pece
See also: pecë, peče, péče, pèce, and пече
Corsican
Alternative forms
- pecce
Etymology
From Latin pix, picem, from Proto-Indo-European *pik- (“resin”). Cognates include Italian pece and English pitch.
Noun
pece f (plural picia)
- pitch, resin
- tar
- earwax
References
- http://infcor.adecec.net/
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛt͡sɛ/
Noun
pece
- plural of pec
- genitive singular of pec
- accusative plural of pec
- vocative plural of pec
Italian
Etymology
From Latin picem, from Proto-Indo-European *pik- (“resin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpe.t͡ʃe/
- Rhymes: -etʃe
- Hyphenation: pé‧ce
Noun
pece f (plural peci)
- pitch (resinous material)
- Synonym: pegola
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pese, pesse, peace, pease, peise, pice, pise, piece, piese, pecche
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French piece, from Late Latin pettia, from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (“piece, portion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛːs(ə)/
Noun
pece (plural peces)
- piece; morsel; bit
Descendants
- English: piece, peece
- Sranan Tongo: pisi
- → Finnish: biisi
- → Japanese: ピース (pīsu)
- Yola: peece
- → Middle Irish: pissa
- Irish: píosa
- → Scottish Gaelic: pìos
References
- “pēce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
North Moluccan Malay
Etymology
Compare Ternate bece (“dust”), Indonesian becek (“mud”), and West Makian beti (“mud, swamp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpe.t͡ʃe/
Noun
pece
- mud
- sludge
References
- Betty Litamahuputty (2012) Ternate Malay: Grammar and Texts