"Biest" meaning in German

See Biest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /biːst/ Audio: De-Biest.ogg
Etymology: Via Middle Low German and/or West Central German from Middle Dutch beest, itself from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia. Doublet of Bestie. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gml|-}} Middle Low German, {{der|de|dum|beest}} Middle Dutch beest, {{der|de|fro|beste}} Old French beste, {{der|de|la|bēstia}} Latin bēstia, {{doublet|de|Bestie}} Doublet of Bestie Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,er}} Biest n (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, plural Biester) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,er}} Forms: Biestes [genitive], Biests [genitive], Biester [plural], strong [table-tags], Biest [nominative, singular], Biester [definite, nominative, plural], Biestes [genitive, singular], Biests [genitive, singular], Biester [definite, genitive, plural], Biest [dative, singular], Bieste [dative, singular], Biestern [dative, definite, plural], Biest [accusative, singular], Biester [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (usually derogatory) animal, beast, any kind but especially an annoying one, e.g. an insect, pest, aggressive dog, etc. Tags: derogatory, neuter, strong, usually Synonyms: Viech
    Sense id: en-Biest-de-noun-cMU47lvJ
  2. (by extension) someone who behaves in an antisocial manner Tags: broadly, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Biest-de-noun-HHVAxTmb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: biestig, Biestigkeit, Feierbiest Related terms: Bestie
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /biːst/ Audio: De-Biest.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German biest, from Old High German biost, from Proto-West Germanic *beust. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|biest}} Middle High German biest, {{inh|de|goh|biost}} Old High German biost, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*beust}} Proto-West Germanic *beust Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s.sg}} Biest m (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s.sg}} Forms: Biestes [genitive], Biests [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Biest [nominative, singular], Biestes [genitive, singular], Biests [genitive, singular], Biest [dative, singular], Bieste [dative, singular], Biest [accusative, singular]
  1. beestings (first milk of a cow after giving birth) Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Categories (topical): Milk Derived forms: Biestmilch
    Sense id: en-Biest-de-noun-Fd5-yKo- Disambiguation of Milk: 8 11 81 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "beestings (first milk of a cow after giving birth)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beestings",
          "beestings"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/biːst/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Biest.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/56/De-Biest.ogg/De-Biest.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/De-Biest.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Elmar Seebold",
    "Etymological Dictionary of the German Language",
    "de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache"
  ],
  "word": "Biest"
}

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