Denominal from *bičь (“lash”) + *-ěti. In modern descendants, inchoative variant in *-ovati is more widely attested.
Onomatopoeic semantics is attested as secondary meaning of Slovene bīčati (“to squeak, to tweet”), Bulgarian би́цам (bícam, “to make noise with one's cheeks”).
*bičati impf
- to scourge, to jab
- Synonym: *šibati
Conjugation of
*bičati, *biča, *bičitь (
impf.,
-ě/i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun
|
Infinitive
|
Supine
|
L-participle
|
*bičanьje
|
*bičati
|
*bičatъ
|
*bičalъ
|
|
Participles
|
Tense
|
Past
|
Present
|
Passive
|
*bičanъ
|
*bičimъ
|
Active
|
*bičavъ
|
*bičę
|
|
Aorist
|
Present
|
Person
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
Singular
|
*bičaxъ |
*biča |
*biča
|
*bičǫ |
*bičiši |
*bičitь
|
Dual
|
*bičaxově |
*bičasta |
*bičaste
|
*bičivě |
*bičita |
*bičite
|
Plural
|
*bičaxomъ |
*bičaste |
*bičašę
|
*bičimъ |
*bičite |
*bičętь
|
|
Imperfect
|
Imperative
|
Person
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
|
Singular
|
*bičaaxъ |
*bičaaše |
*bičaaše
|
— |
*biči |
*biči
|
Dual
|
*bičaaxově |
*bičaašeta |
*bičaašete
|
*bičivě |
*bičita |
—
|
Plural
|
*bičaaxomъ |
*bičaašete |
*bičaaxǫ
|
*bičimъ |
*bičite |
—
|
Conjugation of
*bičati, *biča, *bičajetь (
impf.,
-ě-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
Verbal noun
|
Infinitive
|
Supine
|
L-participle
|
*bičanьje
|
*bičati
|
*bičatъ
|
*bičalъ
|
|
Participles
|
Tense
|
Past
|
Present
|
Passive
|
*bičanъ
|
*bičajemъ
|
Active
|
*bičavъ
|
*bičaję
|
|
Aorist
|
Present
|
Person
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
Singular
|
*bičaxъ |
*biča |
*biča
|
*bičajǫ |
*bičaješi |
*bičajetь
|
Dual
|
*bičaxově |
*bičasta |
*bičaste
|
*bičajevě |
*bičajeta |
*bičajete
|
Plural
|
*bičaxomъ |
*bičaste |
*bičašę
|
*bičajemъ |
*bičajete |
*bičajǫtь
|
|
Imperfect
|
Imperative
|
Person
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
|
Singular
|
*bičaaxъ |
*bičaaše |
*bičaaše
|
— |
*bičaji |
*bičaji
|
Dual
|
*bičaaxově |
*bičaašeta |
*bičaašete
|
*bičajivě |
*bičajita |
—
|
Plural
|
*bičaaxomъ |
*bičaašete |
*bičaaxǫ
|
*bičajimъ |
*bičajite |
—
|