бик
See also: бік
Bashkir
Etymology
From Volga Turki بك (bek, “very, much”), from Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”).
Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (bek, “firm, solid; very”); Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), Turkish pek (“much, very”), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʲek]
- Hyphenation: бик (one syllable)
Adverb
бик • (bik)
- very
- Бик ҙур ҡала.
- Bik źur qala.
- A very large city.
- Эңерҙә һәм төндә туҡланыусы бик һаҡ ҡош.
- Eñerźə həm töndə tuqlanıwsı bik haq qoş.
- A very cautious bird that feeds at dusk and at night.
- Сүллектәге һауа дымлылығы бик түбән булғанға, ул ҡояш радияцияһынан һаҡламай.
- Süllektəge hawa dımlılığı bik tübən bulğanğa, ul qoyaş radiyatsiyahınan haqlamay.
- As air humidity is very low in the desert, it does not protect from solar radiation.
- Ҡала шарттарында таныш булмаған кеше менән һаулыҡ һорашыу ғәҙәте юҡ, шуға ла үзбәктәрҙең был ҡылығы минең өсөн бик сәйер тойолдо.
- Qala şarttarında tanış bulmağan keşe menən hawlıq horaşıw ğəźəte yuq, şuğa la üzbəktərźeñ bıl qılığı mineñ ösön bik səyer toyoldo.
- In an urban setting, there is no custom of greeting unfamiliar people, that is why such a habit of Uzbeks appeared very strange to me.
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bykъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bik]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ik
Noun
бик • (bik) m (relational adjective би́ков, diminutive биче́)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бик bik |
би́кове, би́ци1 bíkove, bíci1 |
| definite (subject form) |
бикъ́т bikǎ́t |
би́ковете, би́ците1 bíkovete, bícite1 |
| definite (object form) |
бика́ biká | |
| count form | — | би́ка bíka |
| vocative form | би́ко bíko |
би́кове, би́ци1 bíkove, bíci1 |
1Dialectal.
See also
- тур (tur, “taurus”)
References
- “бик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “бик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bik]
Audio: (file)
Noun
бик • (bik) m (plural бикови, feminine крава, diminutive бикче)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бик (bik) | бикови (bikovi) |
| definite unspecified | бикот (bikot) | биковите (bikovite) |
| definite proximal | биков (bikov) | биковиве (bikovive) |
| definite distal | бикон (bikon) | биковине (bikovine) |
| vocative | бику (biku) | бикови (bikovi) |
| count form | — | бика (bika) |
See also
| Zodiac signs in Macedonian (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
о́вен (óven) |
бик (bik) |
бли́знаци (blíznaci) |
рак (rak) | ||||||||
лав (lav) |
де́вица (dévica) |
ва́га/тере́зија (vága/terézija) |
ско́рпија (skórpija) | ||||||||
стре́лец (strélec) |
ја́рец (járec) |
водо́лија/водо́леец (vodólija/vodóleec) |
ри́би (ríbi) | ||||||||
References
- “бик”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language][1] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 53
- “бик” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bîk/
Noun
би̏к m anim (Latin spelling bȉk)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | би̏к | бѝкови |
| genitive | бика | бикова |
| dative | бику | биковима |
| accusative | бика | бикове |
| vocative | би̏че | бикови |
| locative | бику | биковима |
| instrumental | биком | биковима |
Further reading
- “бик”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian быкъ (byk).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɪk]
Audio: (file)
Noun
бик • (byk) m animal (genitive бика́, nominative plural бики́, genitive plural бикі́в, relational adjective би́чий or бича́чий)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бик byk |
бики́ byký |
| genitive | бика́ byká |
бикі́в bykív |
| dative | бико́ві, бику́ bykóvi, bykú |
бика́м bykám |
| accusative | бика́ byká |
бики́, бикі́в byký, bykív |
| instrumental | бико́м bykóm |
бика́ми bykámy |
| locative | бико́ві, бику́ bykóvi, bykú |
бика́х bykáx |
| vocative | би́че býče |
бики́ byký |
Derived terms
- бичи́на (byčýna)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бик”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “бик”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “бик”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN