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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /beːst/ Audio: Nl-beest.ogg Forms: beesten [plural], beestje [diminutive, neuter], beessie [Netherlands, diminutive, informal, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːst Etymology: From Middle Dutch beeste, from beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|beeste}} Middle Dutch beeste, {{der|nl|fro|beste}} Old French beste, {{der|nl|la|bēstia}} Latin bēstia Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+|dim2=beessie<l:Netherlands,informal>}} beest n (plural beesten, diminutive beestje n or (Netherlands, informal) beessie n)
  1. an animal, a beast Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-beest-nl-noun-9WdsjrBM
  2. an animal kept as livestock, a head Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-beest-nl-noun-4WDcC6lK Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 11 50 40
  3. (figurative) a cruel, wild, uncivilised, uninhibited or brutal person Tags: figuratively, neuter
    Sense id: en-beest-nl-noun-zbqhtRhK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [English]

Forms: beests [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English beest. See beestings. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|beest}} Middle English beest Head templates: {{en-noun}} beest (plural beests)
  1. beestings, colostrum
    Sense id: en-beest-en-noun-nFAvrTPB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Etymology: From Middle English bēst, biest, beost, bist, from Old English bist; equivalent to be + -est. Compare West Frisian bist, German bist. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|best|bēst}} Middle English bēst, {{inh|en|ang|bist}} Old English bist, {{suffix|en|be|est|nocat=1}} be + -est, {{cog|fy|bist}} West Frisian bist, {{cog|de|bist}} German bist Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} beest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular present indicative or subjunctive of be Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, subjunctive Form of: be Synonyms: bist
    Sense id: en-beest-en-verb-I9gjm1-7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English links with redundant target parameters, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 7 21 17 2 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 21 17 1 57 Related terms: am, are, is, art, be, being, been, was, wast, were, wert
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} beest
  1. Alternative form of beeste Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: beeste
    Sense id: en-beest-enm-noun-9dlSmPxf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [North Frisian]

Head templates: {{head|frr|verb form}} beest
  1. second-person singular present of wees Tags: form-of, present, second-person, singular Form of: wees
    Sense id: en-beest-frr-verb-FWFIw5Ma Categories (other): North Frisian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [West Frisian]

IPA: /beːst/ Forms: beesten [plural], beestje [diminutive], beestke [diminutive]
Head templates: {{head|fy|nouns|||plural|beesten||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|||diminutive|beestje|or|beestke||{{{dim3}}}|f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f6accel-form=diminutive|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=}} beest n (plural beesten, diminutive beestje or beestke), {{fy-noun|n|beesten|beestje|dim2=beestke}} beest n (plural beesten, diminutive beestje or beestke)
  1. Alternative form of bist Tags: alt-of, alternative, neuter Alternative form of: bist
    Sense id: en-beest-fy-noun-xPg7oRNz Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, West Frisian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "koebeest"
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      "word": "liegbeest"
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      "word": "onweersbeestje"
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