bič
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word bič. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word bič, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say bič in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word bič you have here. The definition of the word bič will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofbič, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech bič, from Proto-Slavic *bičь. As if bít + -č.
Pronunciation
Noun
bič m inan
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “bič”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “bič”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “bič”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.
Pronunciation
Noun
bič m inan
Declension
Declension of bič (soft o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bič | bičě | biči, bičové |
| genitive | bičě | bičú | bičóv |
| dative | biču | bičoma | bičóm |
| accusative | bič | bičě | bičě |
| vocative | biču | bičě | biči, bičové |
| locative | biči, biču | bičú | bičích |
| instrumental | bičem | bičoma | biči |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: bič
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “bič”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.
Pronunciation
Noun
bȉč m (Cyrillic spelling би̏ч)
Declension
Declension of bič
Derived terms
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.
Pronunciation
Noun
bič m inan (genitive singular biča, nominative plural biče, genitive plural bičov, declension pattern of stroj)
Declension
Declension of bič
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bič”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bičь.
Pronunciation
Noun
bīč or bȉč m inan
Inflection
 |
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | bíč | ||
| gen. sing. | bíča | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
bíč | bíča | bíči |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
bíča | bíčev | bíčev |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
bíču | bíčema | bíčem |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
bíč | bíča | bíče |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
bíču | bíčih | bíčih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
bíčem | bíčema | bíči |
|
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | bìč | ||
| gen. sing. | bíča | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
bìč | bíča | bíči |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
bíča | bíčev | bíčev |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
bíču | bíčema | bíčem |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
bìč | bíča | bíče |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
bíču | bíčih | bíčih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
bíčem | bíčema | bíči |
Further reading
- “bič”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024