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Etymology

From Old Provençal, from Latin beccus ‎(“beak”), from Gaulish *beccos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos.

Noun

bec m ‎(plural becs)

1. beak, bill

Verb

bec

1. first-person singular present indicative form of beure

French

Etymology

From Latin beccus ‎(“beak”), from Gaulish *beccos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛk/

Noun

bec m ‎(plural becs)

1. (anatomy) beak, bill (of bird)
2. (colloquial, Belgium, Quebec, Switzerland) kiss

   Elle m'a fait un bec en partant.‎

   She gave me a kiss in parting.

Derived terms

See also

• à bec
• flûte à bec

Anagrams

• BCE

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin beccus ‎(“beak”), from Gaulish *beccos.

Noun

bec m ‎(plural becs)

1. beak
2. bill

Norman

Etymology

From Old Norse bekkr ‎(“river”).

Noun

bec ? ‎(plural becs)

1. river

Old English

Noun

bēċ

1. genitive singular of bōc
2. dative singular of bōc
3. nominative plural of bōc
4. accusative plural of bōc

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• becc

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bikkos ‎(“small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeɡ/

Adjective

bec ‎(comparative lugu)

1. small

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Irish: beag
• Manx: beg
• Scottish Gaelic: beag

Mutation

References

• “bec” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French bec (de gaz).

Noun

bec n ‎(plural becuri)

1. lightbulb

Declension