becs
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
becs
- plural of bec (“beak”)
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
becs m
- plural of bec
Friulian
Noun
becs
- plural of bec
Hungarian
Alternative forms
- böcs (folksy)
Etymology
Either of unknown origin or back-formation from becsül.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛt͡ʃ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʃ
Noun
becs (usually uncountable, plural becsek)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | becs | becsek |
| accusative | becset | becseket |
| dative | becsnek | becseknek |
| instrumental | beccsel | becsekkel |
| causal-final | becsért | becsekért |
| translative | beccsé | becsekké |
| terminative | becsig | becsekig |
| essive-formal | becsként | becsekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | becsben | becsekben |
| superessive | becsen | becseken |
| adessive | becsnél | becseknél |
| illative | becsbe | becsekbe |
| sublative | becsre | becsekre |
| allative | becshez | becsekhez |
| elative | becsből | becsekből |
| delative | becsről | becsekről |
| ablative | becstől | becsektől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
becsé | becseké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
becséi | becsekéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | becsem | becseim |
| 2nd person sing. | becsed | becseid |
| 3rd person sing. | becse | becsei |
| 1st person plural | becsünk | becseink |
| 2nd person plural | becsetek | becseitek |
| 3rd person plural | becsük | becseik |
Derived terms
Compound words
- becsvágy
- belbecs
Expressions
References
- ^ becs in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
- ^ becs in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
Further reading
- becs in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- becs in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).