bec

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bec"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• beç

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. lamb

Related terms

• rrunjë

Catalan

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈbek]
• Rhymes: -ek

Noun

bec m (plural becs)

1. beak, bill

Derived terms

• bec d'esclop
• becaina
• becample
• beccurt
• becfí
• becgroc
• becllarg
• becplaner
• bectort
• becvermell
• escaldabec

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛk]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈbək]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈbek]

Verb

bec

1. first-person singular present indicative of beure

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bec, from Latin beccus (“beak”), from Gaulish *beccos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛk/

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• IPA^(key): /bɛ/, /be/ (obsolete, but retained in béjaune and bédane)

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.

   Some imagined him with a pipe, a cigar in the corner of his mouth, somewhere under the coconut trees.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• à bec
• baleine à bec
• bec Bunsen
• bec sucré
• bec-d’âne
• bec-d’argent
• bec-de-cane
• bec-de-canon
• bec-de-cigogne
• bec-de-cire
• bec-de-corbeau
• bec-de-corbin
• bec-de-crosse
• bec-de-cygne
• bec-de-faucon
• bec-de-grue
• bec-de-hache
• bec-de-héron
• bec-de-jar
• bec-de-lézard
• bec-de-lièvre
• bec-de-mortagnais
• bec-de-perroquet
• bec-de-pigeon
• bec-de-vautour
• bec-d’oie
• bec-dur
• bec et ongles
• bec verseur
• becter
• béquille
• clouer le bec
• flûte à bec
• puer du bec
• nez en bec d’aigle

Descendants

• → Portuguese: beque

Further reading

• “bec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• BCE

Friulian

Etymology

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

Noun

bec m (plural becs)

1. beak
2. bill

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse bekkr (“river”).

Noun

bec

1. river

Old English

Alternative forms

• bœ̄ċ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːt͡ʃ/

Noun

bēċ

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

Old French

Pronunciation

From Latin beccus.

Noun

bec oblique singular, m (oblique plural bes, nominative singular bes, nominative plural bec)

1. beak

Descendants

• French: bec

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• becc

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

Derived terms

• Beccán

Descendants

• Irish: beag
• Manx: beg
• Scottish Gaelic: beag

Adverb

bec

1. almost
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     .i. bec nacham·ralae i nderchoíniud ón

     i.e. that is, it has almost cast me into despair.

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
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

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bec”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bec (de gaz).

Pronunciation

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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