beç

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bec"

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bettius, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos. Compare also Occitan beç and Middle Welsh bedw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) unknown
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbes]

Noun

beç m (plural beços)

1. birch (tree)

   Synonym: bedoll

Derived terms

• beçosa

References

• “beç”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “beç” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Mirandese

Noun

beç f (plural bezes)

1. time (instance or occurrence)

Occitan

Alternative forms

• bedoch
• bedol
• bedoth
• bedora

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bettius, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos. Compare also Catalan beç and Middle Welsh bedw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbes]

Noun

beç f (plural beces)

1. birch (tree)