Infinitive
bičati
Supine
bičatъ
L-participle
bičalъ
Verbal Noun
bičanьje
Participles
Active
| Past | bičavъ |
| Present | bičę; bičaję |
Passive
| Past | bičanъ |
| Present | bičimъ; bičajemъ |
Resultative
Aorist
| 1st sing. | bičaxъ |
| 2nd sing. | biča |
| 3rd sing. | biča |
| 1st dual | bičaxově |
| 2nd dual | bičasta |
| 3rd dual | bičaste |
| 1st plur. | bičaxomъ |
| 2nd plur. | bičaste |
| 3rd plur. | bičašę |
Present
| 1st sing. | bičǫ; bičajǫ |
| 2nd sing. | bičiši; bičaješi |
| 3rd sing. | bičitь; bičajetь |
| 1st dual | bičivě; bičajevě |
| 2nd dual | bičita; bičajeta |
| 3rd dual | bičite; bičajete |
| 1st plur. | bičimъ; bičajemъ |
| 2nd plur. | bičite; bičajete |
| 3rd plur. | bičętь; bičajǫtь |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | bičaaxъ |
| 2nd sing. | bičaaše |
| 3rd sing. | bičaaše |
| 1st dual | bičaaxově |
| 2nd dual | bičaašeta |
| 3rd dual | bičaašete |
| 1st plur. | bičaaxomъ |
| 2nd plur. | bičaašete |
| 3rd plur. | bičaaxǫ |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | biči; bičaji |
| 3rd sing. | biči; bičaji |
| 1st dual | bičivě; bičajivě |
| 2nd dual | bičita; bičajita |
| 1st plur. | bičimъ; bičajimъ |
| 2nd plur. | bičite; bičajite |
Future
Etymology
1. Denominal from *bičь (“lash”) + *-ěti. In modern descendants, inchoative variant in *-ovati is more widely attested.
2. Onomatopoeic semantics is attested as secondary meaning of Slovene bīčati (“to squeak, to tweet”), Bulgarian би́цам (bícam, “to make noise with one's cheeks”).
Sample Sentences
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