Biest

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Biest in 1838-1857. Derived from bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) with collectivising suffix -t. The toponym may also refer to the practice of using relatively open locations covered with rushes as meeting places and village squares.

See also Limburgish Beest.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Biest n

  1. A neighbourhood of Weert, Limburg, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “biest”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Via Middle Low German and/or West Central German from Middle Dutch beest, itself from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia. Doublet of Bestie.

Noun

Biest n (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, plural Biester)

  1. (usually derogatory) animal, beast, any kind but especially an annoying one, e.g. an insect, pest, aggressive dog, etc.
    Synonym: Viech
  2. (by extension) someone who behaves in an antisocial manner
Declension
Declension of Biest
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Biest die Biester
genitive eines des Biestes, Biests der Biester
dative einem dem Biest, Bieste1 den Biestern
accusative ein das Biest die Biester

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German biest, from Old High German biost, from Proto-West Germanic *beust.[1]

Noun

Biest m (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, no plural)

  1. beestings (first milk of a cow after giving birth)
Declension
Declension of Biest
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Biest
genitive eines des Biestes, Biests
dative einem dem Biest, Bieste1
accusative einen den Biest

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Biest m., Biestmilch f.”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 109

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