Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bičati

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Etymology

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Denominal from *bičь (lash) +‎ *-ěti. In modern descendants, inchoative variant in *-ovati is more widely attested.

Onomatopoeic semantics is attested as secondary meaning of Slovene bīčati (to squeak, to tweet), Bulgarian би́цам (bícam, to make noise with one's cheeks).

Verb

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*bičati impf

  1. to scourge, to jab
    Synonym: *šibati

Alternative forms

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  • *bičevati (inchoative)
  • *bikati, *bicati (a-conj., possibly)
    • >? Bulgarian: би́цам (bícam, to poke)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Proto-Slavic/bičati” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “bīčati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si