бич

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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.

Pronunciation

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Noun

бич • (bič) m

  1. whip
    Synonyms: камшик (kamšik), корбач (korbač)

Declension

Declension of бич
singular plural
indefinite бич бичеви
definite unspecified бичот бичевите
definite proximal бичов бичевиве
definite distal бичон бичевине
vocative бичу бичеви
count form — бича

Mongolian

Etymology 1

MongolianCyrillic
ᠪᠡᠴᠢᠨ
(bečin)		бич
(bič)

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Pronunciation

Noun

бич • (bič)

  1. (astrology) ninth earthly branch

Etymology 2

MongolianCyrillic
ᠪᠢᠴᠢ
(biči)		бич
(bič)

Pronunciation

Verb

бич • (bič)

  1. imperative of бичих (bičix)

Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.

Noun

бич • (bič) m inan (genitive бича́, nominative plural бичи́, genitive plural биче́й)

  1. whip, scourge
  2. (figuratively) scourge (a source of trouble, suffering, or destruction)
  3. (Southern Russia) swipple
Declension
Declension of бич (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative би́ч
bíč 		бичи́
bičí
genitive бича́
bičá 		биче́й
bičéj
dative бичу́
bičú 		бича́м
bičám
accusative би́ч
bíč 		бичи́
bičí
instrumental бичо́м
bičóm 		бича́ми
bičámi
prepositional биче́
bičé 		бича́х
bičáx
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Etymology 2

Probably from English beachcomber.

Noun

бич • (bič) m anim (genitive бича́, nominative plural бичи́, genitive plural биче́й)

  1. (colloquial) bum, hobo (impoverished, homeless person)
    Synonym: бомж (bomž)
Declension
Declension of бич (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative би́ч
bíč 		бичи́
bičí
genitive бича́
bičá 		биче́й
bičéj
dative бичу́
bičú 		бича́м
bičám
accusative бича́
bičá 		биче́й
bičéj
instrumental бичо́м
bičóm 		бича́ми
bičámi
prepositional биче́
bičé 		бича́х
bičáx
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References

  • Anikin, A. E. (2009) “бич I”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), numbers 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 217
  • Anikin, A. E. (2009) “бич III”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), numbers 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 218

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.

Pronunciation

Noun

би̏ч m (Latin spelling bȉč)

  1. whip

Declension

Declension of бич
singular plural
nominative би̏ч бѝчеви
genitive бича би̏че̄ва̄
dative бичу бичевима
accusative бич бичеве
vocative бичу бичеви
locative бичу бичевима
instrumental бичем бичевима

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