"Bestie" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛsti̯ə/, [ˈbɛs.tjə], [ˈbɛs.ti.ə] Audio: De-Bestie.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German bestie, from Latin bēstia. Doublet of Biest. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|bestie}} Middle High German bestie, {{der|de|la|bēstia}} Latin bēstia, {{doublet|de|Biest}} Doublet of Biest Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Bestie f (genitive Bestie, plural Bestien) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Bestie [genitive], Bestien [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Bestie [nominative, singular], Bestien [definite, nominative, plural], Bestie [genitive, singular], Bestien [definite, genitive, plural], Bestie [dative, singular], Bestien [dative, definite, plural], Bestie [accusative, singular], Bestien [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a wild and very dangerous animal, a beast, monster Tags: feminine Derived forms: bestialisch
    Sense id: en-Bestie-de-noun-NG3tKDpN
  2. (figurative) a very cruel person, usually a killer, torturer, or rapist Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-Bestie-de-noun-ZYwGSdZK Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 15 85

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Bestie meaning in German (2.7kB)

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