beczek

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.t͡ʂɛk/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.t͡ʂɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʂɛk
• Syllabification: be‧czek

Etymology 1

From beczeć +‎ -ek.

Noun

beczek m animal

1. (Central Greater Poland, derogatory) sniveler (child who cries or is crying)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

beczek

1. genitive plural of beczka

Further reading

• Oskar Kolberg (1877) “beczek”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 17