bèstia
Catalan
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare French bête, Sicilian vèstia.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbèstia f (plural bèsties)
- animal
- beast (any land mammal)
- beast of burden
- (figuratively) beast (an antisocial person)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editAdjective
editbèstia m or f (masculine and feminine plural bèsties)
Further reading
edit- “bèstia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “bèstia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “bèstia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “bèstia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
editEtymology
editFrom Old Occitan [Term?], probably borrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbèstia f (plural bèstias)
Derived terms
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- Catalan adjectives
- Catalan epicene adjectives
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- ca:Agriculture
- ca:Animals
- ca:Mammals
- ca:People
- Occitan terms inherited from Old Occitan
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