From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Alternative forms
- [en]
*** Etymology
From [en], [sco], apparently from [sco] + [sco] + [sco] + [sco]; equivalent to
English [en]; [nocap=1], then [overly precise]. The alternative form
_persnickety_, with _s_, may be due to substitution of [sco] for [en].
Compare also [sco] variants [sco], [sco], [sco], and [sco].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Adjective
[en-adj]
1. [en] Fussy ; paying undue attention to minor detail s; fastidious .
2. * [en]
3. Requiring attention to minor details.
**** Translations
[paying undue attention to minor details]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs] , [cs]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl] ,
- French: [fr] , [fr] , [fr]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de]
- Norwegian:
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
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[requiring attention to minor details]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Danish: [da]
- French: [fr] , [fr] , [fr]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
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- German: [de] , [de]
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*** References
[en] References:
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