"bèstia" meaning in Catalan

See bèstia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈbɛs.ti.ə] [Balearic, Central], [ˈbɛs.ti.a] [Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-bèstia.wav Forms: bèsties [feminine, masculine, plural], bístia [alternative, dialectal, obsolete]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare French bête, Sicilian vèstia. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ca|la|bēstia||beast}} Borrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”), {{cog|fr|bête}} French bête, {{cog|scn|vèstia}} Sicilian vèstia Head templates: {{ca-adj}} bèstia m or f (masculine and feminine plural bèsties)
  1. stupid; irrational Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: nici, estult
    Sense id: en-bèstia-ca-adj-8yT2~ajP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Agriculture, People Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: [ˈbɛs.ti.ə] [Balearic, Central], [ˈbɛs.ti.a] [Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-bèstia.wav Forms: bèsties [plural], bístia [alternative, dialectal, obsolete]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”). Compare French bête, Sicilian vèstia. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ca|la|bēstia||beast}} Borrowed from Latin bēstia (“beast”), {{cog|fr|bête}} French bête, {{cog|scn|vèstia}} Sicilian vèstia Head templates: {{ca-noun|f}} bèstia f (plural bèsties)
  1. animal Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bèstia-ca-noun-q5GoLRTP Categories (other): Animals Disambiguation of Animals: 2 38 41 11 8
  2. beast (any land mammal) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bèstia-ca-noun-EDS8MYRy Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Animals, Mammals Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 42 19 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 6 42 27 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 60 18 13 Disambiguation of Animals: 2 38 41 11 8 Disambiguation of Mammals: 2 23 53 20 2
  3. beast of burden Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bèstia-ca-noun-RTVeDT5~ Categories (other): Animals Disambiguation of Animals: 2 38 41 11 8
  4. (figuratively) beast (an antisocial person) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-bèstia-ca-noun-YmIgf6~J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bèstia negra, bestiam, bestiar, bestiesa Related terms: bestial, bestiari
Categories (other): Agriculture, People Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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