bëcé

See also: bece, and beceʼ

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bytьje. By surface analysis, bëc +‎ -cé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɜ.t͡se/
• Rhymes: -ɜt͡se
• Syllabification: bë‧cé

Noun

bëcé n

1. verbal noun of bëc
2. existence
3. way of life

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “bycie”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “bycie”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• “bëcé”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Slovincian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bytьje. By surface analysis, bëc +‎ -cé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbə.t͡se/
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: bë‧cé

Noun

bëcé n

1. verbal noun of bëc
2. existence

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “bȧ̃cė”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 21