precel

See also: přećel

English

Etymology

See precellence.

Verb

precel (third-person singular simple present precels, present participle precelling, simple past and past participle precelled)

1. (obsolete) To surpass; to excel; to exceed.
   • 1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC:

     […] attempted a Princely Graffe, which as farre precels her, which hee hath lighted upon […]

References

“precel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Percle

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Brezel, from Middle High German brēzel, from Old High German breztella, brezitella, from Italian bracciatello, Latin bracchiātus, from bracchium (“arm”) + -ātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛ.t͡sɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛt͡sɛl
• Syllabification: pre‧cel

Noun

precel m inan (diminutive precelek)

1. pretzel

Declension

Declension of precel

	singular	plural
nominative	precel	precle
genitive	precla	precli
dative	preclowi	preclom
accusative	precel	precle
instrumental	preclem	preclami
locative	preclu	preclach
vocative	preclu	precle

Further reading

• precel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• precel in Polish dictionaries at PWN