prekursor

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch precursor (“precursor; forerunner”), from Latin praecursor.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /preˈkursor/ [preˈkur.sɔr]
• Rhymes: -ursor
• Syllabification: pre‧kur‧sor

Noun

prekursor (plural prekursor-prekursor)

1. precursor:
   1. (biology) a cell or tissue that gives rise to a variant, specialized, or more mature form
   2. (chemistry) one of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound

Derived terms

• prekursor multipoten
• prekursor taat
• proses prekursor
• RNA prekursor ribosom
• sel prekursor

Further reading

• “prekursor”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• Hadyana Pudjaatmaka; Susilowati (1987), Kamus Kimia: Biokimia [Dictionary of Chemistry: Biochemistry] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 173: “prekursor”

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti

Proto-Italic *korsō

Latin currō

Latin praecurrō

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Latin praecursor

French précurseurbor.

Polish prekursor

Borrowed from French précurseur, from Latin praecursor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɛˈkur.sɔr/

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• Rhymes: -ursɔr
• Syllabification: pre‧kur‧sor

Noun

prekursor m pers (female equivalent prekursorka)

1. precursor (forerunner, predecessor)

Declension

Declension of prekursor

	singular	plural
nominative	prekursor	prekursorzy, prekursory1
genitive	prekursora	prekursorów
dative	prekursorowi	prekursorom
accusative	prekursora	prekursorów
instrumental	prekursorem	prekursorami
locative	prekursorze	prekursorach
vocative	prekursorze	prekursorzy

¹Deprecative.

Noun

prekursor m inan

1. (chemistry) precursor (chemical compound)

Declension

Declension of prekursor

	singular	plural
nominative	prekursor	prekursory
genitive	prekursora	prekursorów
dative	prekursorowi	prekursorom
accusative	prekursor	prekursory
instrumental	prekursorem	prekursorami
locative	prekursorze	prekursorach
vocative	prekursorze	prekursory

Derived terms

adjective

• prekursorski

noun

• prekursorstwo

Related terms

adverb

• prekursorsko

Further reading

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

Swedish

Noun

prekursor c

1. (chemistry) A precursor (chemical compound)
   • 1983 September 1, Kemisk tidskrift‎^[3], Stockholm, page 8:

     […] innehåller stora mängder av en mycket labil prekursor som möjligen fungerar som ett slags […]

     […] contains large amounts of a very labile precursor that possibly acts as a kind of […]

Derived terms

• prekursorkemikalie
• prekursorämne
• sprängämnesprekursor