bicer
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Venetan
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin bīcārium (cf. also Old French bichier, pichier, compare modern pichet, English pitcher, German Becher), itself possibly from bacarium, or from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos). Compare Italian bicchiere.
Noun
[edit]bicer m (plural biceri)
- glass (drinking vessel, quantity)
Synonyms
[edit]Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]bicer m (plural biceri or bicerau)
Derived terms
[edit]- Bicerwyr (“beaker folk”)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bicer | ficer | micer | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bicer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies