beç

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bec"

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bettius, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos. Compare also Occitan beç and Middle Welsh bedw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈbe̞s]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) unknown
• IPA^(key): (Central, Northwestern) [ˈbɛs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbes]

Noun

beç m (plural beços)

1. birch (tree)

   Synonym: bedoll

Derived terms

• beçosa

References

• “beç”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “beç”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Mirandese

Noun

beç f (plural bezes)

1. time (instance or occurrence)

Occitan

Alternative forms

• bedoch
• bedol
• bedoth
• bedora

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bettius, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos. Compare also Catalan beç and Middle Welsh bedw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbes]

Noun

beç f (plural beces)

1. birch (tree)