spec
See also: spec. and SPEC
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛk/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛk
- Homophone: speck
Noun
spec (plural specs)
- (colloquial) Clipping of specification.
- The specs don't say anything about this behavior.
- (colloquial) Clipping of speculation.
- Clipping of specialization.
- Clipping of specialist.
- Clipping of special.
- Clipping of spectrum.
- (linguistics) Abbreviation of specifier.
- (linguistics) Clipping of specifier.
- (dialect) A special place (for hiding or viewing).
- (Australia, Australian rules football, informal) A spectacular mark (catch) in Australian rules football.
Derived terms
- high-spec
- on spec
Translations
short form of specification
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short form of specialist
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Verb
spec (third-person singular simple present specs, present participle speccing, simple past and past participle specced)
- (transitive) To specify, especially in a formal specification document.
- 1999, George Buehler, The Troller Yacht Book:
- I've found some professional yards want everything specced out completely while a home builder will just do things the way he wants.
- 1995, Fred Moody, I Sing the Body Electronic: A Year with Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier:
- Could they still include the kinds of playful animations Ballinger had specced now that the scenes were more realistic-looking and less whimsical?
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Translations
to specify
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Anagrams
- CEPs, CPEs, CSPE, ECPs, EPCs, PESC, Pécs, ceps, pecs
Albanian
Alternative forms
- speckë (Tosk)[1]
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian spezie (“spices”)[2][3], ultimately from Latin speciēs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɛt͡s/
Noun
spec m (indefinite plural speca, definite singular speci, definite plural specat)
- (botany) pepper (Capsicum annuum)
- paprika
- (adjective) cranky
Declension
Declension of spec
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) | definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) | (një) spec | (disa) speca | speci | specat | |
| accusative (kallëzore) | (një) spec | (disa) speca | specin | specat | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) | (një) speci | (disa) specave | specit | specavet | |
| dative (dhanore) | (një) speci | (disa) specave | specit | specavet | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) (prej) | (një) speci | (disa) specash | specit | specavet | |
Synonyms
- piperkë
- gogozhare
References
- Buletin, Universiteti Shtetëror i Tiranës, 1958
- Topalli, Kolec (2017), “spec”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1337
- Meyer, Gustav (1891), “spec”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, page 454
Chinese
Etymology
From clipping of English specification.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɛːk̚²/
Noun
spec
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) specification (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
Polish
Etymology
Clipping of specjalista, though perhaps borrowed from Russian спе́ц (spéc), a clipping of специали́ст (specialíst).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɛt͡s/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛt͡s
- Syllabification: spec
Noun
spec m pers
- (colloquial) specialist, expert
- Synonyms: specjalista, ekspert, fachowiec
Declension
Declension of spec
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | spec | spece |
| genitive | speca | speców |
| dative | specowi | specom |
| accusative | speca | speców |
| instrumental | specem | specami |
| locative | specu | specach |
| vocative | specu | spece |
Further reading
- spec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- spec in Polish dictionaries at PWN