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bicz

//ˈbit͡ʂ//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    whip (a flexible instrument, commonly made of leather, used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals)
    • rzemienny/skórzany bicz

      a leather whip

    • trzask bicza

      the crack of a whip

    • chłostać/wychłostać biczem

      to whip

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bicz, from Proto-Slavic *bičь, from *bìti. Doublet of pejcz (“horsewhip, quirt”), a borrowing from German. By surface analysis, bić + -cz.

Forms

  • biczykdiminutive
  • biczyskoaugmentative
Nominative
Singular
bicz
Plural
bicze
Genitive
Singular
bicza
Plural
biczy, biczów
Dative
Singular
biczowi
Plural
biczom
Accusative
Singular
bicz
Plural
bicze
Instrumental
Singular
biczem
Plural
biczami
Locative
Singular
biczu
Plural
biczach
Vocative
Singular
biczu
Plural
bicze

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