beste

== Basque == === Etymology === From Proto-Basque *bertze, possibly from the root *beR-. Compare berri (“new”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bes̺te/ [bes̺.t̪e] Rhymes: -es̺te, -e Hyphenation: bes‧te === Determiner === beste (preposed) other ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “beste”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “beste”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === beste inflection of best, the superlative degree of goed: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive === Anagrams === beest == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === beste inflection of gut: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular superlative degree strong nominative/accusative plural superlative degree weak nominative all-gender singular superlative degree weak accusative feminine/neuter singular superlative degree == Middle Dutch == === Adjective === beste inflection of best: masculine nominative singular feminine/neuter nominative/accusative singular nominative/accusative plural == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English betst, betest, from Proto-West Germanic *batist, from Proto-Germanic *batistaz (adjective), *batist (adverb). ==== Alternative forms ==== (early ME) betst, bettst, bezst best ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bɛst/ ==== Adjective ==== beste best; superlative degree of good ===== Descendants ===== English: best Scots: best ===== References ===== “best, adj. (sup.).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 February 2019. ==== Adverb ==== beste best; superlative degree of wel ===== Descendants ===== English: best Scots: best ===== References ===== “best, adv. (sup.).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 February 2019. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== beste alternative form of beeste == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French beste, from Latin bēstia. === Noun === beste f (plural bestes) beast, animal ==== Descendants ==== French: bête, b*t* (censored)Haitian Creole: bèt→ Dutch: bête→ Swedish: bet == Northern Sami == === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpeːsːte/ === Verb === bēste inflection of beastit: first-person dual present indicative third-person plural past indicative == Norwegian Bokmål == === Adjective === beste inflection of god: definite singular superlative degree plural superlative degree inflection of bra: definite singular superlative degree plural superlative degree === Noun === beste n the best ==== Derived terms ==== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === Definite singular and plural of best. ==== Adjective ==== beste definite singular of best superlative degree definite singular of god superlative degree definite singular of bra plural of best superlative degree plural of god superlative degree plural of bra ===== Derived terms ===== bestefar bestemor besteven, bestevenn besteveninne, bestevenninne === Etymology 2 === A clipping of bestefar m (“grandfather”) and bestemor f (“grandmother”). The first part also being from best (“best”). ==== Noun ==== beste m (definite singular besten, indefinite plural bestar, definite plural bestane) granddad ==== Noun ==== beste f (definite singular besta, indefinite plural bester, definite plural bestene) grandma === Etymology 3 === A nominal use of Etymology 1. ==== Noun ==== beste n best === Etymology 4 === From Middle Low German basten, besten. ==== Alternative forms ==== besta (a-infinitive) ==== Verb ==== beste (present tense bestar or bester, past tense besta or beste, supine and past participle besta or best, present participle bestande, imperative best) to sew loosely, to sew together using only a few stitches ===== Related terms ===== baste == Old French == === Etymology === Probably a semi-learned term borrowed partly from Latin bēstia. Compare bisse (modern French biche), which was popularly inherited from a variant (bīstia) of the same word. An alternative hypothesis derives beste from an unattested Vulgar Latin variant form *bēsta (deduced through a supposed diminutive form bēstula), though this is unlikely as it would assume there was a second popular variant of bēstia (bīstia being well attested). === Noun === beste oblique singular, f (oblique plural bestes, nominative singular beste, nominative plural bestes) beast, animal ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: beste French: bête Gallo: bestt Norman: baête (Cotentin), beyte (Pays de Caux, Pays de Rouen), beet (Sark) → Middle Dutch: beest Dutch: beestAfrikaans: beesJersey Dutch: bêst, beîśeNegerhollands: beest→ Papiamentu: bichi→ Sranan Tongo: beist Limburgish: bies → Middle Low German: best Low German: Beest → Danish: bæst → German: Biest → Norwegian: Norwegian Bokmål: beist, best Norwegian Nynorsk: beist → Swedish: best → Middle English: beeste, beest, best, beste, beast (Early Middle English), beaste (Late Middle English)English: beastScots: beast, baste, baist, baest, beist, bestYola: beast, bast == Portuguese == === Verb === beste inflection of bestar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بسته (beste), from Classical Persian بَسْتَه (basta), past participle of بَسْتَن (bastan, “to bind, tie”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /besˈte/ Hyphenation: bes‧te === Noun === beste (definite accusative besteyi, plural besteler) (music) musical composition ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “beste”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “beste”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “beste”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 563 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “beste”, in Nişanyan Sözlük