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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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bicz m inan (diminutive biczyk, augmentative biczysko)

  1. 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 bicza leather whip
    trzask biczathe crack of a whip
    chłostać/wychłostać biczemto whip
    smagać/smagnąć biczemto lash with a whip
    uderzać/uderzyć biczemto hit with a whip

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • bicz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bicz in Polish dictionaries at PWN