spec

See also: spec. and SPEC

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛk/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛk
  • Homophone: speck

Noun

spec (plural specs)

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of specification.
    The specs don't say anything about this behavior.
  2. (colloquial) Clipping of speculation.
  3. Clipping of specialization.
  4. Clipping of specialist.
  5. Clipping of special.
  6. Clipping of spectrum.
  7. (linguistics) Abbreviation of specifier.
  8. (linguistics) Clipping of specifier.
  9. (dialect) A special place (for hiding or viewing).
  10. (Australia, Australian rules football, informal) A spectacular mark (catch) in Australian rules football.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

spec (third-person singular simple present specs, present participle speccing, simple past and past participle specced)

  1. (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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Albanian

Alternative forms

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)

  1. (botany) pepper (Capsicum annuum)
  2. paprika
  3. (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
  1. Buletin, Universiteti Shtetëror i Tiranës, 1958
  2. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “spec”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1337
  3. 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

  1. (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

  1. (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
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