bič

See also: bic, Bic, BIC, and bić

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech bič, from Proto-Slavic *bičь. As if bít +‎ -č.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɪt͡ʃ]

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• Hyphenation: bič
• Rhymes: -ɪtʃ

Noun

bič m inan

1. whip

Declension

Declension of bič (soft masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	bič	biče
genitive	biče	bičů
dative	biči	bičům
accusative	bič	biče
vocative	biči	biče
locative	biči	bičích
instrumental	bičem	biči

Derived terms

• bičík

Related terms

• bičovat

Further reading

• “bič”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “bič”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “bič”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈbit͡ʃ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈbit͡ʃ/

Noun

bič m inan

1. whip

Declension

Declension of bič (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bič	bičě	biči, bičové
genitive	bičě	bičú	bičóv
dative	biču	bičoma	bičóm
accusative	bič	bičě	bičě
vocative	biču	bičě	biči, bičové
locative	biči, biču	bičú	bičích
instrumental	bičem	bičoma	biči

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: bič

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “bič”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bît͡ʃ/

Noun

bȉč m inan (Cyrillic spelling би̏ч)

1. whip

Declension

Declension of bič

	singular	plural
nominative	bȉč	bìčevi
genitive	biča	bȉčēvā
dative	biču	bičevima
accusative	bič	bičeve
vocative	biču	bičevi
locative	biču	bičevima
instrumental	bičem	bičevima

Derived terms

• bȉčevati

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь. By surface analysis, biť +‎ -ič.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bit͡ʃ/, [ˈbit͡ʃ]
• Rhymes: -it͡ʃ

Noun

bič m inan (relational adjective bičový, diminutive bičík, augmentative bičisko)

1. whip (a tool made of leather straps used for driving animals or for punishment)

   metóda cukru a biča ― carrot and stick approach (literally, “method of sugar and whip”)

   upliesť na seba bič ― to make a rod for one's own back (literally, “to weave a whip on oneself”)

   na konci bič plieska ― all's well that ends well (literally, “at the end the whip cracks”)

   ako keby bičom plesol ― in a flash (literally, “as if a whip cracked”)

   Furman švihol bičom nad hlavami koní, aby ich pohol z miesta. ― The carter swung the whip over the horses' heads to move them from the spot.

Declension

Declension of bič
(pattern stroj)

	singular	plural
nominative	bič	biče
genitive	biča	bičov
dative	biču	bičom
accusative	bič	biče
locative	biči	bičoch
instrumental	bičom	bičmi

Derived terms

• bičiar
• bičovať

Further reading

• “bič”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičь. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bìːt͡ʃ/, /bíːt͡ʃ/, /bít͡ʃ/

Noun

bīč or bȉč m inan

1. whip

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	bíč
gen. sing.	bíča
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bíč	bíča	bíči
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bíča	bíčev	bíčev
dative (dajȃlnik)	bíču	bíčema	bíčem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bíč	bíča	bíče
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bíču	bíčih	bíčih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bíčem	bíčema	bíči

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	bìč
gen. sing.	bíča
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bìč	bíča	bíči
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bíča	bíčev	bíčev
dative (dajȃlnik)	bíču	bíčema	bíčem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bìč	bíča	bíče
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bíču	bíčih	bíčih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bíčem	bíčema	bíči

Further reading

• “bič”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026