beseda

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian) bèsjeda
• (Ikavian) besida

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *besěda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /běseda/
• Hyphenation: be‧se‧da

Noun

bèseda f (Cyrillic spelling бѐседа)

1. (archaic) word
2. a speech, especially for a ceremonial occasion

Declension

Declension of beseda

	singular	plural
nominative	beseda	besede
genitive	besede	beseda
dative	besedi	besedama
accusative	besedu	besede
vocative	besedo	besede
locative	besedi	besedama
instrumental	besedom	besedama

Synonyms

• (word): rȇč
• (speech): gȍvōr

Quotations

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:besjeda.

References

• “beseda” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *besěda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛˈséːda/
• Tonal orthography: besẹ̑da

Noun

beséda f (genitive beséde, nominative plural beséde)

1. word (unit of language)

Declension

Declension of beséda (feminine, a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	beséda	besédi	beséde
accusative	besédo	besédi	beséde
genitive	beséde	beséd	beséd
dative	besédi	besédama	besédam
locative	besédi	besédah	besédah
instrumental	besédo	besédama	besédami

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “beseda” in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU - portal Fran