bec

• beç

Onomatopoeic. From the bleating sound, with -c/ç suffix[1].

bec m (indefinite plural beca, definite singular beci, definite plural becat)

1. lamb

• rrunjë

From Latin beccus (“beak”), from Gaulish *beccos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos.

(noun):

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbek/[1]
• Rhymes: -ek

(verb):

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈbək/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛk/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbek/

bec m (plural becs)

1. beak, bill

bec

1. first-person singular present indicative form of beure

From Latin beccus (“beak”), from Gaulish *beccos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos.

• IPA^(key): /bɛk/

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bec m (plural becs)

1. (anatomy) beak, bill (of bird)
2. (colloquial, North of France, Belgium, Quebec, Switzerland, Louisiana) kiss

   Synonyms: bécot, bise, bisou

   Elle m'a fait un bec en partant.

   She gave me a kiss in parting.

3. (slang) mouth

   Certains l’imaginent avec une pépée, un cigare au coin du bec, quelque part sous les cocotiers.

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• → Portuguese: beque

• “bec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• BCE

From Latin beccus (“beak”), from Gaulish *beccos.

bec m (plural becs)

1. beak
2. bill

Borrowed from Old Norse bekkr (“river”).

bec

1. river

• IPA^(key): /beːt͡ʃ/

bēċ

1. inflection of bōc:
   1. genitive/dative singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

• becc

From Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeɡ/

bec (comparative lugu)

1. small

• Irish: beag
• Manx: beg
• Scottish Gaelic: beag

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bec”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Borrowed from French bec (de gaz).

bec n (plural becuri)

1. lightbulb

• → Polish: bek