Bestie

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bestie, from Latin bēstia. Doublet of Biest n. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛsti̯ə/, [ˈbɛs.tjə], [ˈbɛs.ti.ə] Hyphenation: Bes‧tie === Noun === Bestie f (genitive Bestie, plural Bestien) a wild and very dangerous animal, a beast, monster (figurative) a very cruel person, a monster, fiend (usually a killer, torturer, or rapist) ==== Usage notes ==== Generally not interchangeable with the doublet Biest, which covers the milder senses of English beast, while Bestie covers the harsher ones. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bestialisch === Further reading === “Bestie” in Duden online “Bestie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Bestie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon