Biest

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as Biest in 1838-1857. Derived from bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) with collectivising suffix -t. The toponym may also refer to the practice of using relatively open locations covered with rushes as meeting places and village squares. See also Limburgish Beest. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bist/ Hyphenation: Biest Rhymes: -ist Homophone: biest === Proper noun === Biest n a neighbourhood of Weert, Limburg, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Biest”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biːst/ === Etymology 1 === Via Middle Low German and/or West Central German from Middle Dutch beest, itself from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia. Doublet of Bestie. ==== Noun ==== Biest n (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, plural Biester) (usually derogatory) animal, beast, any kind but especially an annoying one, e.g. an insect, pest, aggressive dog, etc. Synonym: Viech (by extension) someone who behaves in an antisocial manner ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== biestig Biestigkeit Feierbiest ===== Related terms ===== Bestie === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German biest, from Old High German biost, from Proto-West Germanic *beust. ==== Noun ==== Biest m (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, no plural) beestings (first milk of a cow after giving birth) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Biestmilch === References === === Further reading === “Biest” in Duden online “Biest” in Duden online “Biest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Biest” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.