bicz

See also: Bicz

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bicz, from Proto-Slavic *bičь, from *bìti. Doublet of pejcz (horsewhip, quirt), a borrowing from German. By surface analysis, bić + -cz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bit͡ʂ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡ʂ
  • Syllabification: bicz
  • Homophone: Bicz

Noun

bicz m inan (diminutive biczyk, augmentative biczysko)

  1. whip (a flexible instrument, commonly made of leather, used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals)
    Synonyms: bat, batog, kańczug, nahaj, nahajka
    rzemienny/skórzany bicza leather whip
    trzask biczathe crack of a whip
    chłostać/wychłostać biczemto whip
    smagać/smagnąć biczemto lash with a whip
    uderzać/uderzyć biczemto hit with a whip

Declension

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • bicz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bicz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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