бик

See also: бік

Bashkir

Etymology

From Volga Turki بك (bek, “very, much”), from Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (bek, “firm, solid; very”); Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), Turkish pek (“much, very”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲek]
• Hyphenation: бик (one syllable)

Adverb

бик • (bik)

1. very

   Бик ҙур ҡала.

   Bik źur qala.

   A very large city.

   Эңерҙә һәм төндә туҡланыусы бик һаҡ ҡош.

   Eñerźə həm töndə tuqlanıwsı bik haq qoş.

   A very cautious bird that feeds at dusk and at night.

   Ауылда бик оҫта гармунсы була торғайны.

   Awılda bik ośta garmunsı bula torğaynı.

   There used to be a very skillful garmon player in the village.

   Сүллектәге һауа дымлылығы бик түбән булғанға, ул ҡояш радияцияһынан һаҡламай.

   Süllektəge hawa dımlılığı bik tübən bulğanğa, ul qoyaş radiyatsiyahınan haqlamay.

   As air humidity is very low in the desert, it does not protect from solar radiation.

   Ҡала шарттарында таныш булмаған кеше менән һаулыҡ һорашыу ғәҙәте юҡ, шуға ла үзбәктәрҙең был ҡылығы минең өсөн бик сәйер тойолдо.

   Qala şarttarında tanış bulmağan keşe menən hawlıq horaşıw ğəźəte yuq, şuğa la üzbəktərźeñ bıl qılığı mineñ ösön bik səyer toyoldo.

   In an urban setting, there is no custom of greeting unfamiliar people, that is why such a habit of Uzbeks appeared very strange to me.

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bik]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

бик • (bik) m (relational adjective би́ков, diminutive биче́)

1. bull (domesticated male bovine used for breeding)

Declension

Declension of бик

	singular	plural
indefinite	бик bik	би́кове, би́ци1 bíkove, bíci1
definite (subject form)	бикъ́т bikǎ́t	би́ковете, би́ците1 bíkovete, bícite1
definite (object form)	бика́ biká
count form	—	би́ка bíka
vocative form	би́ко bíko	би́кове, би́ци1 bíkove, bíci1

¹Dialectal.

See also

• тур (tur, “taurus”)

References

• “бик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bik]

• Audio:

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Noun

бик • (bik) m (plural бикови, feminine крава, diminutive бикче)

1. bull
2. (astrology) Taurus

Declension

Declension of бик

	singular	plural
indefinite	бик (bik)	бикови (bikovi)
definite unspecified	бикот (bikot)	биковите (bikovite)
definite proximal	биков (bikov)	биковиве (bikovive)
definite distal	бикон (bikon)	биковине (bikovine)
vocative	бику (biku)	бикови (bikovi)
count form	—	бика (bika)

See also

Zodiac signs in Macedonian (layout · text)
о́вен (óven)	бик (bik)	бли́знаци (blíznaci)	рак (rak)
лав (lav)	де́вица (dévica)	ва́га/тере́зија (vága/terézija)	ско́рпија (skórpija)
стре́лец (strélec)	ја́рец (járec)	водо́лија/водо́леец (vodólija/vodóleec)	ри́би (ríbi)

References

• “бик”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language]‎^[1] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 53
• “бик” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bîk/

Noun

би̏к m (Latin spelling bȉk)

1. ox, bull

Declension

Declension of бик

	singular	plural
nominative	би̏к	бѝкови
genitive	бика	бикова
dative	бику	биковима
accusative	бика	бикове
vocative	би̏че	бикови
locative	бику	биковима
instrumental	биком	биковима

Further reading

• “бик”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian быкъ (byk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɪk]

• Audio:

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Noun

бик • (byk) m animal (genitive бика́, nominative plural бики́, genitive plural бикі́в, relational adjective би́чий or бича́чий)

1. bull

Declension

Declension of бик (animal velar masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	бик byk	бики́ byký
genitive	бика́ byká	бикі́в bykív
dative	бико́ві, бику́ bykóvi, bykú	бика́м bykám
accusative	бика́ byká	бики́, бикі́в byký, bykív
instrumental	бико́м bykóm	бика́ми bykámy
locative	бико́ві, бику́ bykóvi, bykú	бика́х bykáx
vocative	би́че býče	бики́ byký

Derived terms

• бичи́на (byčýna)

 

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бик”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “бик”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “бик”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN