becs

See also: bècs and Bécs

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

becs

  1. plural of bec (“beak”)

French

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

becs m

  1. plural of bec

Friulian

Noun

becs

  1. plural of bec

Hungarian

Alternative forms
  • böcs (folksy)

Etymology

Either of unknown origin or back-formation from becsül.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛt͡ʃ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʃ

Noun

becs (usually uncountable, plural becsek)

  1. (archaic) value, worth, esteem

Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative becs becsek
accusative becset becseket
dative becsnek becseknek
instrumental beccsel becsekkel
causal-final becsért becsekért
translative beccsé becsekké
terminative becsig becsekig
essive-formal becsként becsekként
essive-modal — —
inessive becsben becsekben
superessive becsen becseken
adessive becsnél becseknél
illative becsbe becsekbe
sublative becsre becsekre
allative becshez becsekhez
elative becsből becsekből
delative becsről becsekről
ablative becstől becsektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular		 becsé becseké
non-attributive
possessive - plural		 becséi becsekéi
Possessive forms of becs
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. becsem becseim
2nd person sing. becsed becseid
3rd person sing. becse becsei
1st person plural becsünk becseink
2nd person plural becsetek becseitek
3rd person plural becsük becseik

Derived terms
Compound words
Expressions

References
  1. becs in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  2. becs in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN

Further reading
  • becs in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • becs in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
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