bestia

== Aragonese == === Etymology === From Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbestja/ Syllabification: bes‧tia Rhymes: -estja === Noun === bestia f (plural bestias) beast === References === Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “bestia”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN == Asturian == === Etymology === Derived from Latin bēstia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbestja/ [ˈbes̪.t̪ja] Rhymes: -estja Syllabification: bes‧tia === Adjective === bestia (epicene, plural besties) (figurative, derogatory) brutal; coarse === Noun === bestia f (plural besties) wild animal (beast) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “bestia (noun)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN “bestia (adjective)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “bestia”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Catalan == === Etymology === From bes- +‎ tia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəsˈti.ə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [besˈti.a] === Noun === bestia f (plural besties) great-aunt === See also === besoncle == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”), of uncertain origin. First attested in 1507. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛʃtijɒ] Hyphenation: bes‧tia Rhymes: -jɒ === Noun === bestia (plural bestiák) (sometimes humorous) an animal, beast, especially a large and dangerous one Synonyms: állat; fenevad, vadállat an imaginary or mythical monster Synonyms: szörny, szörnyeteg (derogatory, sometimes attributive) beast (a person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner) Synonym: szörnyeteg (derogatory) a bitch; a selfish or promiscuous woman (informal) an attractive or flirtatious woman (derogatory) a mischievous or unruly child Synonyms: csibész, csirkefogó, rosszcsont ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === bestia in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. bestia and (with subscription) bestia in Ferenc Pusztai, editor, Magyar értelmező kéziszótár [A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÉKsz.2), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003 (online searchable version under development). bestia in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024). == Italian == === Etymology === Probably borrowed from Latin bēstia, but some sources consider it inherited. Cognate to biscia, which is definitely inherited. === Pronunciation === (Tuscany) IPA(key): /ˈbes.tja/ Rhymes: -estja Hyphenation: bé‧stia (central Italian, Romanesco) IPA(key): /ˈbɛs.tja/ Rhymes: -ɛstja Hyphenation: bè‧stia === Noun === bestia f (plural bestie) beast ==== Derived terms ==== bestia da soma ==== Related terms ==== bestiale bestiaio bestiario biscia ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: bestie → Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic script: бѐштија, бе̏стија Latin script: bèštija, bȅstija === References === === Anagrams === basite, beasti == Ladino == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish bestia (“beast”), from Latin bēstia (“beast”). === Noun === bestia f (Hebrew spelling ביסטייה) animal; being; creature [16th c.] Synonyms: animal, animalia === References === == Latin == === Etymology === The origin is unknown. A Proto-Indo-European preform *dʰwēstiā has been proposed, from the root *dʰwes- (“to breathe”) (compare 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius); more at deer), but this is uncertain since an initial f- would be expected in Latin; it apparently follows instead the same initial change of duellum > bellum (see w:History of Latin § Other). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbeːs.ti.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbɛs.ti.a] === Noun === bēstia f (genitive bēstiae); first declension a beast ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Synonyms ==== bēlua ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “bestia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “bestia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "bestia", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “bestia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “bestia”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “bestia”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 71 Ernout, Alfred; Meillet, Antoine (1985), “bestia”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 69b Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), “bestia”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 102 Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 269 == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbes̺.tja/ === Noun === bestia f (plural bestias) alternative form of besta == Old Spanish == === Alternative forms === vestia === Etymology === Derived from Latin bēstia. Cognate with Old French beste and Old Galician-Portuguese besta. === Noun === bestia f (plural bestias) animal; being; creature (deer; wight) Synonyms: animal, animalia wild animal (beast) ==== Descendants ==== Ladino: bestia, ביסטייה Spanish: bestiaPapiamentu: bestia === References === Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “bestia”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume I, Chapel Hill, page 75 == Papiamentu == === Etymology === Inherited from Portuguese besta and Spanish bestia. === Noun === bestia beast animal == Polish == === Alternative forms === berdyjá, bestyjá (Podegrodzie) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin bēstia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛs.tja/ Rhymes: -ɛstja Syllabification: bes‧tia === Noun === bestia f (diminutive bestyjka) beast (non-human animal) Synonym: zwierz (figurative) beast (person who behaves in a violent, antisocial, or uncivilized manner) Synonym: zwyrodnialec ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === bestia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bestia in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Noun === bestia definite nominative/accusative singular of bestie == Romansch == === Alternative forms === bes-cha (Puter, Vallader), bestga (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan), biestg (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Sursilvan) === Etymology === Derived from Latin bēstia. === Noun === bestia f (plural bestias) (Sursilvan) animal Synonyms: (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Vallader) animal, (Sursilvan) tier == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish bestia (“beast”), from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare English beast. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbestja/ [ˈbes.t̪ja] Rhymes: -estja Syllabification: bes‧tia === Noun === bestia f (plural bestias, diminutive bestezuela) beast Synonym: bicho animal Synonym: animal Hyponym: bestia de carga === Noun === bestia m or f by sense (plural bestias) (figurative, derogatory) brute (person who acts stupidly) Synonym: bruto === Adjective === bestia m or f (masculine and feminine plural bestias) (figurative, derogatory) brutal; coarse ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Papiamentu: bestia === Further reading === “bestia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “bestia”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 == Venetan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin bestia. Doublet of bìsa. === Noun === bestia f (plural bestie) animal beast insect