beczeć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bečati. By surface analysis, bek + -eć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.t͡ʂɛt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʂɛt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: be‧czeć

Verb

beczeć impf (perfective zabeczeć)

  1. (intransitive, of goats and sheep) to baa, to bleat
    Synonym: meczeć
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to snivel, to whimper (to cry for a silly reason)
    Synonyms: mazać się, mazgaić się, ryczeć
  3. (intransitive, music) to screech (to give off a bad sound)

Conjugation

adjective
interjection
nouns
verbs

Descendants

  • Yiddish: בעטשען (betshen)

Further reading

  • beczeć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • beczeć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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