precedens

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɛt͡sɛdɛns]

Noun

precedens n

1. precedent (past act used as example)

   Synonym: precedent

Declension

Declension of precedens (indeclinable neuter // semisoft neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	precedens	precedens, precedencia
genitive	precedens	precedens, precedencií
dative	precedens	precedens, precedenciím
accusative	precedens	precedens, precedencia
vocative	precedens	precedens, precedencia
locative	precedens	precedens, precedenciích
instrumental	precedens	precedens, precedencii

Related terms

• See cese

• bezprecedentní
• precedence
• precedenční

Further reading

• “precedens”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “precedens”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin praecēdēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɛt͡sɛdɛnʃ]
• Hyphenation: pre‧ce‧dens
• Rhymes: -ɛnʃ

Noun

precedens (plural precedensek)

1. (higher register) precedent (an act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future)

   Synonyms: előzmény, példa

2. (law) precedent (a decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case)

   Synonyms: jogelőzmény, jogalap

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	precedens	precedensek
accusative	precedenst	precedenseket
dative	precedensnek	precedenseknek
instrumental	precedenssel	precedensekkel
causal-final	precedensért	precedensekért
translative	precedenssé	precedensekké
terminative	precedensig	precedensekig
essive-formal	precedensként	precedensekként
essive-modal	precedensül	—
inessive	precedensben	precedensekben
superessive	precedensen	precedenseken
adessive	precedensnél	precedenseknél
illative	precedensbe	precedensekbe
sublative	precedensre	precedensekre
allative	precedenshez	precedensekhez
elative	precedensből	precedensekből
delative	precedensről	precedensekről
ablative	precedenstől	precedensektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	precedensé	precedenseké
non-attributive possessive – plural	precedenséi	precedensekéi

Possessive forms of precedens

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	precedensem	precedenseim
2nd person sing.	precedensed	precedenseid
3rd person sing.	precedense	precedensei
1st person plural	precedensünk	precedenseink
2nd person plural	precedensetek	precedenseitek
3rd person plural	precedensük	precedenseik

Further reading

• precedens in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin praecēdēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɛˈt͡sɛ.dɛns/
• Rhymes: -ɛdɛns
• Syllabification: pre‧ce‧dens

Noun

precedens m inan (related adjective precedensowy)

1. precedent (past act used as example)
2. (law) precedent (prior judgment in law)

Declension

Declension of precedens

	singular	plural
nominative	precedens	precedensy
genitive	precedensu	precedensów
dative	precedensowi	precedensom
accusative	precedens	precedensy
instrumental	precedensem	precedensami
locative	precedensie	precedensach
vocative	precedensie	precedensy

Related terms

adjective

• bezprecedensowy

adverb

• bezprecedensowo

noun

• bezprecedensowość

Further reading

• “precedens”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “precedens”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pret͡sedens/, [ˈpret͡sedens], [ˈpret͡seden̠s]
• Rhymes: -edens
• Hyphenation: pre‧ce‧dens

Noun

precedens m inan (relational adjective precedentný)

1. precedent (past act used as example)

Declension

Declension of precedens
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	precedens	precedensy
genitive	precedensu	precedensov
dative	precedensu	precedensom
accusative	precedens	precedensy
locative	precedense	precedensoch
instrumental	precedensom	precedensmi

Related terms

• bezprecedentný

Further reading

• “precedens”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026