Bestia

See also: bestia, bèstia, and bestią

Latin

Etymology

From bestia (“beast”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbes.ti.a/, [ˈbɛs.ti.a]

Proper noun

Bestia m (genitive Bestiae); first declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Lucius Calpurnius Bestia, a Roman tribune

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Bestia
Genitive Bestiae
Dative Bestiae
Accusative Bestiam
Ablative Bestiā
Vocative Bestia

References
  • Bestia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Bestia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Spanish

Proper noun

Bestia f

  1. (biblical) Beast (a figure in the Book of Revelation)
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