bece

See also: bëcé and beceʼ

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā.

Alternative forms

• bœ̄ċe — Anglian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.t͡ʃe/

Noun

bēċe f

1. beech

Declension

Declension of bece (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bēċe	bēċan
accusative	bēċan	bēċan
genitive	bēċan	bēċena
dative	bēċan	bēċum

Synonyms

• bōc
• bōctrēow

Descendants

• Middle English: beche
  • English: beech
  • Scots: beech

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *baki.

Alternative forms

• bæċ
• bæċe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe.t͡ʃe/

Noun

beċe m (nominative plural beċas)

1. Alternative form of bæċ (“stream; brook”)

Related terms

• bæc/bec

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.t͡sɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛt͡sɛ
• Syllabification: be‧ce

Noun

bece f

1. dative/locative singular of beka

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbe.t͡ʃe]

Noun

bece

1. dust

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh