pec
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛk
Noun
pec (plural pecs)
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) The pectoralis major muscle.
- He's flexing his pecs at anyone who'll look.
Translations
a pectoral muscle
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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *paitsa, from Proto-Indo-European *peiḱ. Related to Old Norse feigr (“close to death”), Lithuanian paĩkas (“stupid”)[1].
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 313
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *peťь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛts/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛts
Declension
Derived terms
- pecivál
- pecní
French
Etymology
Clipping of pectoral.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛk/
Noun
pec m (plural pecs)
- (informal, usually in the plural) pec (pectoralis major muscle)
- Synonym: pecto
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *peťь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛt͡s/
Noun
pec f (genitive singular pece, nominative plural pece, genitive plural pecí, declension pattern of dlaň)
Declension
Derived terms
- pecný
- pecový
- piecka
Further reading
- pec in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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