bec

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

bec m (plural becs)

1. beak, bill

bec

1. first-person singular present indicative form of beure

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

• IPA^(key): /bɛk/

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bec m (plural becs)

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

   Synonyms: bise, bisou

   Elle m'a fait un bec en partant.

   She gave me a kiss in parting.

• “bec” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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

bec m (plural becs)

1. beak
2. bill

From Old Norse bekkr (“river”).

bec ? (plural becs)

1. river

• IPA^(key): /beːt͡ʃ/

bēċ

1. inflection of bōc:
   1. genitive and dative singular
   2. nominative and accusative plural

• becc

From Proto-Celtic *bikkos (“small”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeɡ/

bec (comparative lugu)

1. small

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

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

Borrowed from French bec (de gaz).

bec n (plural becuri)

1. lightbulb