bec

See also: BEC, Bec, bęc, Bęc, beç, Beč, bèc, bêc, bëc, and béc

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. From the bleating sound, with -c/ç suffix[1].

Noun

bec m (indefinite plural beca, definite singular beci, definite plural becat)

  1. lamb

References
  1. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 94

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin beccus (“beak”), from Gaulish *beccos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos.

Pronunciation

(noun):

(verb):

Noun

bec m (plural becs)

  1. beak, bill

Derived terms

Verb

bec

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of beure

References
  1. “bec” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Latin beccus (“beak”), from Gaulish *beccos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛk/
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Noun

bec m (plural becs)

  1. (anatomy) beak, bill (of bird)
  2. (colloquial, North of France, Belgium, Quebec, Switzerland, Louisiana) kiss
    Synonyms: bécot, bise, bisou
    Elle m'a fait un bec en partant.
    She gave me a kiss in parting.
  3. (slang) mouth
    Certains l’imaginent avec une pépée, un cigare au coin du bec, quelque part sous les cocotiers.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms
Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Portuguese: beque

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Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin beccus (“beak”), from Gaulish *beccos.

Noun

bec m (plural becs)

  1. beak
  2. bill

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beːt͡ʃ/

Noun

bēċ

  1. inflection of bōc:
    1. genitive/dative singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲeɡ/

Adjective

bec (comparative lugu)

  1. small

Inflection
o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bec bec bec
Vocative bic*
bec**
Accusative bec bic
Genitive bic bice bic
Dative biuc bic biuc
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative bic beca
Vocative bicu
beca†
Accusative bicu
beca†
Genitive bec
Dative becaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
bec bec
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbec
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bec (de gaz).

Noun

bec n (plural becuri)

  1. lightbulb

Declension
Declension of bec
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) bec becul (niște) becuri becurile
genitive/dative (unui) bec becului (unor) becuri becurilor
vocative becule becurilor

Descendants
  • → Polish: bek
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