bicer

Venetan

Alternative forms

• bicere, bicèr, bicér

Etymology

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

bicer m (plural biceri)

1. glass (drinking vessel, quantity)

Synonyms

• goto

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English beaker.

Noun

bicer m (plural biceri or bicerau)

1. (archaeology) beaker

Derived terms

• Bicerwyr (“beaker folk”)

Mutation

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

• 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