bić

• IPA^(key): /bit͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -it͡ɕ
• Syllabification: bić

Inherited from Old Polish bić, from Proto-Slavic *bìti (stem *bьj-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéyh₂-ti ~ *bʰih₂-énti, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to strike, hit”). See also bicz (“whip”), bitwa (“battle”) and bój (“fight”).

bić impf (frequentative bijać)

1. (transitive) to beat, to hit [+ w (accusative)] or [+ po (locative) = where]

   bić kijem ― to beat with a stick

   bić po twarzy/w twarz ― to hit someone's face

   bić w bęben ― to beat a drum

   Deszcz bije o okno ― Rain is beating against the window.

2. (transitive, cooking) to beat, to whip (e.g. cream)

   bita śmietana ― whipped cream

3. (transitive) to mint (produce coins); to forge metal

   bić monety ― to mint coins

4. (transitive) to beat (to be better than someone else in something)

   bić konkurencję ― to beat competition

5. (transitive) to fire, to shoot (a firearm) [+ z (genitive) = what] or [+accusative = what]

   bić z karabinu ― to fire a gun

6. (transitive) to damage, to tarnish [+ w (accusative) = what/whom]

   bić w dobre imię ― to damage/tarnish someone's good name

7. (transitive) to slaughter, to kill an animal

   bić świnię ― to slaughter a pig

8. (transitive) to beat (a rhythm, such as on a drum or of the heart)

   Godzina bije. ― The hour strikes.

   Dzwon bije. ― The bell is ringing.

   Zegar bije. ― The clock is ticking.

   Serce bije. ― The heart is beating.

9. (transitive) to ring (of a sound)
10. (transitive, games) to take, to capture a piece (e.g. in chess)

    bić pionka ― to take a pawn

11. (reflexive with się) to beat, to hit oneself
12. (reflexive with się) to fight (either physically or in some other competition)

• Thesaurus:bić

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bić n

1. genitive plural of bicie

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

From Proto-Slavic *biti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH-.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲit͡ʃ]

bić impf

1. to beat