bèstia

See also: bestia, Bestia, bestią, and bestía

Catalan

Alternative forms

• bístia (obsolete, or, dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], probably borrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare French bête.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛs.ti.ə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛs.ti.a/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

bèstia f (plural bèsties)

1. animal
2. beast (any land mammal)
3. beast of burden
4. (figuratively) beast (an antisocial person)

Derived terms

• bèstia negra
• bestiam
• bestiar
• bestiesa

Related terms

• bestial
• bestiari

Adjective

bèstia (masculine and feminine plural bèsties)

1. stupid; irrational

   Synonyms: nici, estult

   Home, no sigues bèstia! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

• “bèstia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “bèstia” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “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.

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], probably borrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛst.jo]

• (file)

Noun

bèstia f (plural bèstias)

1. beast, animal

Derived terms

• bèstiament
• bestiòla
• bestial
• bestiesa
• bestion