precursor

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: prĭ-kûr′sər, prē′kûr′sər (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈkɜː.sə/, /ˈpɹiːˌkɜː.sə/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈkɜɹ.səɹ/, /ˈpɹiˌkɜɹ.səɹ/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /pɹəˈkøː.sɐ/, /ˈpɹiːˌkøː.sɐ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈkʌɹ.səɹ/, /ˈpɹiˌkʌɹ.səɹ/ Rhymes: -ɜːsə, -iːkɜːsə Hyphenation: pre‧cur‧sor === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle English precursour, from Middle French precurseur or its etymon Latin praecursor (“forerunner”). By surface analysis, precurse +‎ -or. ==== Alternative forms ==== (obsolete) præcursor ==== Noun ==== precursor (plural precursors) That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events. (chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From pre- + cursor. ==== Adjective ==== precursor (not comparable) (telecommunications, of intersymbol interference) Caused by the following symbol. Antonym: postcursor ==== See also ==== ISI === References === === Further reading === “precursor”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “precursor”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. Intersymbol interference on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === procurers == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin praecursōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [pɾə.kurˈsu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [pɾə.kurˈso] IPA(key): (Valencia) [pɾe.kuɾˈsoɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [pɾe.kurˈso] Hyphenation: pre‧cur‧sor === Adjective === precursor (feminine precursora, masculine plural precursors, feminine plural precursores) precursory (relating to events that will follow) === Noun === precursor m (plural precursors, feminine precursora, feminine plural precursores) precursor (forerunner, predecessor) === Further reading === “precursor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “precursor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “precursor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “precursor”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin praecursor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /preːˈkʏr.sɔr/ Rhymes: -ʏrsɔr Hyphenation: pre‧cur‧sor === Noun === precursor m (plural precursors or precursoren, diminutive precursortje n) precursor (forerunner, predecessor) Synonym: voorloper (chemistry) precursor (chemical compound) ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: prekursor === Further reading === “precursor” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Noun === precursor m (plural precursors, feminine precursora, feminine plural precursoras) precursor (forerunner, predecessor) === Further reading === Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 552 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin praecursōrem. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pre‧cur‧sôr === Noun === precursor m (plural precursores, feminine precursora, feminine plural precursoras) precursor (forerunner, predecessor) (chemistry) precursor (chemical compound) ==== Related terms ==== cursor === Adjective === precursor (feminine precursora, masculine plural precursores, feminine plural precursoras) precursory (relating to events that will follow) === Further reading === “precursor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “precursor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French précurseur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pre.kurˈsor/ Rhymes: -or Hyphenation: pre‧cur‧sor === Noun === precursor m (plural precursori, feminine equivalent precursoare) precursor (forerunner, predecessor) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “precursor”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin praecursōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɾekuɾˈsoɾ/ [pɾe.kuɾˈsoɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: pre‧cur‧sor === Adjective === precursor (feminine precursora, masculine plural precursores, feminine plural precursoras) precursory (relating to events that will follow) === Noun === precursor m (plural precursores, feminine precursora, feminine plural precursoras) precursor (forerunner, predecessor) (chemistry) precursor (chemical compound) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “precursor”, 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 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “precursor”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA