бац

Archi

Etymology

Akin to Avar моцӏ (mocʼ) and Chechen бутт (butt).

Noun

бац (bac) (plural бацмул)

  1. moon
  2. month

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak báť, from Proto-Slavic *bojati. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn бояти ся (bojaty sja) and Slovak báť.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbat͡s]
  • Rhymes: -at͡s
  • Hyphenation: бац

Verb

бац (bacimpf

  1. (reflexive with ше (še)) to fear, to be afraid [with од (od, + genitive) ‘of’ or genitive or dative]
    нє боїм ше я [од нього / його / йому]
    nje bojim še ja [od nʹoho / joho / jomu]
    I am not afraid of him
  2. (reflexive with ше (še)) to feel aversion, to shy away [with од (od, + genitive) ‘to/from’ or genitive or dative]

Usage notes

  • Usage without од (od) is less common.

Conjugation

adjectives
  • бояжлїви (bojažljivi)

References

Russian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bat͡s]

Interjection

бац • (bac)

  1. bang!, bam!, whack! (a sudden percussive sound, as from an impact, a gunshot, etc.)
  2. bam! (a sudden or abrupt occurrence)

Derived terms

  • ба́цать (bácatʹ), ба́цнуть (bácnutʹ)