bèstia

See also: bestia, Bestia, bestia, bestía, and bestią

Catalan

Alternative forms

• bístia (obsolete or dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare French bête, Sicilian vèstia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɛs.ti.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɛs.ti.a]

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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 m or f (masculine and feminine plural bèsties)

1. stupid; irrational

   Synonyms: nici, estult

   Home, no sigues bèstia! ― Dude, don't be stupid!

Further reading

• “bèstia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “bèstia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛst.jo]

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Noun

bèstia f (plural bèstias)

1. beast, animal

Derived terms

• bèstiament
• bestiòla
• bestial
• bestiesa
• bestion