бич

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.

• IPA^(key): [bit͡ʃ]

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бич • (bič) m

1. whip

   Synonyms: камшик (kamšik), корбач (korbač)

• “бич” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

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• IPA^(key): /ˈpit͡ɕʰ/
• Syllabification: бич (1 syllable)

бич • (bič)

1. (astrology) ninth earthly branch

• IPA^(key): /ˈpit͡ɕʰ/
• Syllabification: бич (1 syllable)

бич • (bič)

1. imperative of бичих (bičix)

• IPA^(key): [bʲit͡ɕ]

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• Rhymes: -it͡ɕ

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.

бич • (bič) m inan (genitive бича́, nominative plural бичи́, genitive plural биче́й)

1. whip, scourge
2. (figuratively) scourge (a source of trouble, suffering, or destruction)
3. (Southern Russia) swipple

• бичева́ть (bičevátʹ)
• бичево́й (bičevój)

Probably from English beachcomber.

бич • (bič) m anim (genitive бича́, nominative plural бичи́, genitive plural биче́й)

1. (colloquial) bum, hobo (impoverished, homeless person)

   Synonym: бомж (bomž)

• Anikin, A. E. (2009) “бич I”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 217
• Anikin, A. E. (2009) “бич III”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 218

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.

• IPA^(key): /bît͡ʃ/

би̏ч m inan (Latin spelling bȉč)

1. whip

• би̏чевати

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь

• IPA^(key): [bɪt͡ʃ]

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бич • (byč) m inan (genitive бича́, nominative plural бичі́, genitive plural бичі́в)

1. whip, scourge

• “бич”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)