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Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto besto, English beast, French bête, German Bestie, Italian bestia, Russian бе́стия (béstija), Spanish bestia, ultimately from Latin bēstia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbes.ti.o/, /ˈbes.tjo/
Noun
bestio (plural bestii)
- beast, animal (other than human)
- Synonym: animalo
- Antonym: homo
Derived terms
- bestiala (“bestial, beastly”, adjective)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛs.tjɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɛstjɔ
- Syllabification: bes‧tio
Noun
bestio
- vocative singular of bestia