bestie
See also: Bestie and bestię
English
Etymology
best (friend) + -ie
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛsti/
- Rhymes: -ɛsti
Noun
bestie (plural besties)
- (informal) best friend
- 2007, Brigid Lowry, Things You Either Hate Or Love:
- You're supposed to be my bestie, Mel. We used to tell each other everything. So what's this Toby secret you can't tell me?
- 2008, Julie Kraut, Shallon Lester, Hot Mess: Summer in the City
- Even back then, a party just wasn't a party without my bestie, and I was miserable for the last eight frames.
- 2009, Keleigh Crigler Hadley, Preacher:
- On the way home, I got a joke text from my bestie.
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- (informal) best friend; A term of address for someone, usually used to instruct, to make a statement, or to draw attention.
Anagrams
- beties, bitees, bêtise
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛstɪɛ]
- Hyphenation: bes‧ti‧e
Noun
bestie f
- (informal) beast, monster
- (offensive) beast (objectionable person)
Declension
Declension of bestie
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bestie | bestie |
| genitive | bestie | bestií |
| dative | bestii | bestiím |
| accusative | bestii | bestie |
| vocative | bestie | bestie |
| locative | bestii | bestiích |
| instrumental | bestií | bestiemi |
Synonyms
- zrůda
- stvůra
- nestvůra
- příšera
- monstrum
- mrcha
- potvora
- svině
Further reading
- bestie in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- bestie in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
From German Bestie, from Latin bēstia (“beast”).
Noun
bestie n (singular definite bestiet, plural indefinite bestier)
- beast (a cruel and violent being or creature)
Inflection
Declension of bestie
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bestie | bestiet | bestier | bestierne |
| genitive | besties | bestiets | bestiers | bestiernes |
Synonyms
- udyr
- uhyre
Italian
Noun
bestie f
- plural of bestia
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛs.tjɛ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛstjɛ
- Syllabification: bes‧tie
Noun
bestie
- nominative plural of bestia
- accusative plural of bestia
- vocative plural of bestia
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian bestia, Latin bēstia (19th century).
Noun
bestie f (plural bestii)
- beast, wild animal
Synonyms
- fiară
Related terms
- bestial
See also
- animal
- vietate
Venetian
Noun
bestie
- plural of bestia