bec in Old French

Forms: bec oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], bes [oblique, plural], bes [nominative, singular], bec [nominative, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Latin beccus. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la|beccus}} Latin beccus Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} bec oblique singular, m (oblique plural bes, nominative singular bes, nominative plural bec)

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    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "bec"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin beccus",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin beccus.",
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      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bes",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bes",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "bec oblique singular, m (oblique plural bes, nominative singular bes, nominative plural bec)",
      "name": "fro-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beak, bill (of a bird)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bec-fro-noun-y3Kx7iro",
      "links": [
        [
          "beak",
          "beak"
        ],
        [
          "bill",
          "bill"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bec"
}

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{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "bec"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "beccus"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin beccus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bec oblique singular or",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bes",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bes",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "bec oblique singular, m (oblique plural bes, nominative singular bes, nominative plural bec)",
      "name": "fro-noun"
    }
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        "Old French lemmas",
        "Old French masculine nouns",
        "Old French nouns",
        "Old French terms derived from Latin",
        "Old French terms inherited from Latin",
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beak, bill (of a bird)"
      ],
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          "beak",
          "beak"
        ],
        [
          "bill",
          "bill"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bec"
}

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  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Old French: 'bec oblique singular or', originally 'bec oblique singular or m'",
  "path": [
    "bec"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "bec",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "bec",
  "trace": ""
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  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['masculine', 'canonical']: 'bec oblique singular or' in 'bec oblique singular, m (oblique plural bes, nominative singular bes, nominative plural bec)'",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Old French",
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  "title": "bec",
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}

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"bec" meaning in Old French

Noun