beest

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bēst, biest, beost, bist, from Old English bist; equivalent to be +‎ -est. Compare West Frisian bist, German bist. ==== Alternative forms ==== bist ==== Verb ==== beest (archaic) second-person singular present indicative or subjunctive of be ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === See beestings. ==== Noun ==== beest (plural beests) beestings, colostrum === Anagrams === Beets, Beste, beets, beset, tsebe == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch beeste, from beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beːst/ Hyphenation: beest Rhymes: -eːst Homophone: Beesd === Noun === beest n (plural beesten, diminutive beestje n or (Netherlands, informal) beessie n) an animal, a beast Er zit een beestje in m'n soep. ― There is a bug in my soup. an animal kept as livestock, a head (figurative) a cruel, wild, uncivilised, uninhibited or brutal person De folteraars van de grenspolitie waren sadistische beesten. ― The torturers of the border police were sadistic beasts. Ze is een beest. ― She's a beast in bed. (Suriname, offensive) jerk, asshole ==== Usage notes ==== Beest has a somewhat negative (or at least savage) connotation, whereas dier is neutral. However, the diminutives are often affectionate. In compounds, beest can have the meaning “someone who enjoys an activity”; compare English animal in party animal and also beast. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: bees Jersey Dutch: bêst, beîśe Negerhollands: beest → Papiamentu: bichi → Sranan Tongo: beist === Anagrams === beste == Middle English == === Noun === beest alternative form of beste == North Frisian == === Verb === beest second-person singular present of wees == West Frisian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beːst/ === Noun === beest n (plural beesten, diminutive beestje or beestke) alternative form of bist