бег

See also: беґ

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg, “ruler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛk]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Homophone: бек (bek)

Noun

бег • (beg) m

1. (historical) beg, bey (provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire)

   Synonym: бей (bej)

Declension

Declension of бег

	singular	plural
indefinite	бег beg	бе́гове bégove
definite (subject form)	бе́гът bégǎt	бе́говете bégovete
definite (object form)	бе́га béga

References

• “бег”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бег”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Even

Noun

бе̄г (ʙēg)

1. moon

References

• Cincius, V. I.; Rišes, L. D. (1952), Русско-эвенский словарь [Russian–Even Dictionary], Moscow

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛk]
• Hyphenation: бег
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Homophone: бек (bek)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běgъ.

Noun

бег • (beg) m (plural бегови)

1. flight, escape

Declension

Declension of бег

	singular	plural
indefinite	бег (beg)	бегови (begovi)
definite unspecified	бегот (begot)	беговите (begovite)
definite proximal	бегов (begov)	беговиве (begovive)
definite distal	бегон (begon)	беговине (begovine)
vocative	бегу (begu)	бегови (begovi)
count form	—	бега (bega)

Related terms

• бега impf (bega)
• бегалец m (begalec)
• бегство n (begstvo)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg, “ruler”).

Noun

бег • (beg) m (plural бегови, relational adjective бегов or беговски, diminutive беже or бекче)

1. (title) beg, bey (provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire)

Declension

Declension of бег

	singular	plural
indefinite	бег (beg)	бегови (begovi)
definite unspecified	бегот (begot)	беговите (begovite)
definite proximal	бегов (begov)	беговиве (begovive)
definite distal	бегон (begon)	беговине (begovine)
vocative	бегу (begu)	бегови (begovi)
count form	—	бега (bega)

Derived terms

• беговица f (begovica)
• беговина f (begovina)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak beh, from Proto-Slavic *běgъ. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn біг (bih) and Slovak beh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛx]
• Rhymes: -ɛx
• Hyphenation: бег

Noun

бег (beh) m inan

1. run

   Synonym: бежанє (bežanje)

2. trot (gait of a four-legged animal, esp. horse)

   Synonym: бежанє (bežanje)

Declension

Declension of бег (beh)

	singular	plural
nominative	бег (beh)	беги (behi)
genitive	бегу (behu)	бегох (behox)
dative	бегу (behu)	бегом (behom)
accusative	бег (beh)	беги (behi)
instrumental	бегом (behom)	бегами (behami)
locative	бегу (behu)	бегох (behox)
vocative	бегу (behu)	беги (behi)

Related terms

verbs

• бегац impf or pf (behac)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “бег”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Russian

Alternative forms

• бѣгъ (běg) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běgъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲek]

• Audio:

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• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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Noun

бег • (beg) m inan (genitive бе́га, nominative plural бега́, genitive plural бего́в, relational adjective бегово́й)

1. run
2. (sports) running (as in athletics or track and field)

Declension

Declension of бег (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бе́г bég	бега́△ begá△
genitive	бе́га béga	бего́в begóv
dative	бе́гу bégu	бега́м begám
accusative	бе́г bég	бега́△ begá△
instrumental	бе́гом bégom	бега́ми begámi
prepositional	бе́ге bége	бега́х begáx

^△ Irregular.

See also

• бежа́ть impf (bežátʹ), бе́гать impf (bégatʹ)