Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪt͡ɕɪˈvatʲ]

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičevati. By surface analysis, бич (bič, whip) +‎ -ева́ть (-evátʹ)

Verb edit

бичева́ть (bičevátʹimpf

  1. (dated) to lash, to scourge, to whip, to flagellate
  2. (figuratively) to castigate
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

бич (bič, hobo, bum) +‎ -ева́ть (-evátʹ)

Verb edit

бичева́ть (bičevátʹimpf

  1. (colloquial) to live on the streets, to be a bum
Conjugation edit