-бес

-бес

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -бѣ́съ (-bě́sŭ), calque of Ancient Greek -μανής (-manḗs) and -μαργος (-margos). Cognate with беси́ться (besítʹsja, “to rage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲes]

Suffix

-бе́с • (-bés) m anim

1. (dated) -maniac, -mane

   Synonym: -ма́н (-mán)

   ‎и́дол (ídol, “idol”) + ‎-о- (-o-) + ‎-бе́с (-bés) → ‎идолобе́с (idolobés, “idol worshipper”, literally “idolomaniac”)

   ‎мрак (mrak, “darkness”) + ‎-о- (-o-) + ‎-бе́с (-bés) → ‎мракобе́с (mrakobés, “obscurant”, literally “obscuromaniac”)

   ‎чре́во (črévo, “belly”) + ‎-бе́с (-bés) → ‎чревобе́с (črevobés, “glutton”, literally “gastromaniac”)

Declension

Declension of -бе́с (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-бе́с -bés	-бе́сы -bésy
genitive	-бе́са -bésa	-бе́сов -bésov
dative	-бе́су -bésu	-бе́сам -bésam
accusative	-бе́са -bésa	-бе́сов -bésov
instrumental	-бе́сом -bésom	-бе́сами -bésami
prepositional	-бе́се -bése	-бе́сах -bésax

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -бес

Related terms

• -бе́сие (-bésije)
• бес (bes)