bicz

See also: Bicz

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish być.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbit͡ʃ/
• Rhymes: -it͡ʃ
• Syllabification: bicz

Verb

bicz impf (frequentative biwacz)

1. (intransitive, copulative) to be indicates sameness or membership in a class [with nominative or instrumental]
2. (intransitive, copulative) to be indicates existence or living
3. (intransitive) to be (to reside)
4. (intransitive) to be (to find oneself in a particular situation)
5. (intransitive) to be (to happen at a particular time)
6. (intransitive) to be (to participate in)
7. (intransitive) to be (to occur or arise)
8. (intransitive) used in imperfective future constructions
9. (intransitive) to be used in passive constructions
10. (intransitive) used with some impersonal verbs
11. (intransitive) used as a verb verbalizing the action content contained in the subject

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “być”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 153

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bicz, from Proto-Slavic *bičь, from *bìti. Doublet of pejcz (“horsewhip, quirt”), a borrowing from German. By surface analysis, bić +‎ -cz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bit͡ʂ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -it͡ʂ
• Syllabification: bicz
• Homophone: Bicz

Noun

bicz m inan (diminutive biczyk, augmentative biczysko)

1. whip (a flexible instrument, commonly made of leather, used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals)

   Synonyms: bat, batog, kańczug, nahaj, nahajka

   rzemienny/skórzany bicz ― a leather whip

   trzask bicza ― the crack of a whip

   chłostać/wychłostać biczem ― to whip

   smagać/smagnąć biczem ― to lash with a whip

   uderzać/uderzyć biczem ― to hit with a whip

Declension

Declension of bicz

	singular	plural
nominative	bicz	bicze
genitive	bicza	biczy/biczów
dative	biczowi	biczom
accusative	bicz	bicze
instrumental	biczem	biczami
locative	biczu	biczach
vocative	biczu	bicze

Derived terms

adjectives

• biczowniczy
• biczowy

 

adverb

• jak z bicza strzelił

 

nouns

• Bicz
• bicz boży
• bicz wodny
• biczownica
• biczownik

 

proverb

• z piasku bicza nie ukręcisz

 

verbs

• biczować impf, ubiczować pf
• chłostać biczem satyry impf, wychłostać biczem satyry pf
• kręcić na siebie bicz impf, ukręcić na siebie bicz pf
• wybiczować pf

 

Related terms

verb

• bić impf

 

Further reading

• bicz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bicz in Polish dictionaries at PWN