parce

== French == === Etymology === From par +‎ ce. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paʁs/ === Preposition === parce only used in parce que === Anagrams === carpe, perça == Latin == === Pronunciation === parcē: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpar.keː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpar.t͡ʃe] parce: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpar.kɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpar.t͡ʃe] === Etymology 1 === From parcus + -ē. ==== Adverb ==== parcē (comparative parcius, superlative parcissimē) frugally, thriftily, penuriously, parsimoniously, stingily, scantily sparingly, cautiously, moderately ==== Adjective ==== parce vocative masculine singular of parcus === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== parce second-person singular present active imperative of parcō === References === “parce”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “parce”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “parce”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. parce, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011 == Spanish == === Etymology === Clipping of parcero, borrowed from Portuguese parceiro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpaɾθe/ [ˈpaɾ.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈpaɾse/ [ˈpaɾ.se] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -aɾse (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: par‧ce === Noun === parce m or f by sense (plural parces) (Colombia, slang) friend, loyal friend (Peru) a Colombian person === Further reading === “parce”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025