bicz

== Polish == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbit͡ʂ/ Rhymes: -it͡ʂ Syllabification: bicz Homophone: Bicz === Noun === bicz m inan (diminutive biczyk, augmentative biczysko) whip (a flexible instrument, commonly made of leather, used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals) Synonyms: bat, batog, kańczug, nahaj, nahajka rzemienny/skórzany bicz ― a leather whip trzask bicza ― the crack of a whip chłostać/wychłostać biczem ― to whip smagać/smagnąć biczem ― to lash with a whip uderzać/uderzyć biczem ― to hit with a whip ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === bicz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bicz in Polish dictionaries at PWN