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{{also|bêsta|bestå|bésta}}
==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|nl|Nl-besta.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|nl|aː|s=2}}

===Verb===
{{head|nl|verb form}}

# {{infl of|nl|bestaan||bare-verb|;|s|pres|sub}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|nl|baste}}, {{l|nl|batse}}

==Galician==
[[File:Rapa Das Bestas no curro de Sabucedo, A Estrada, Galicia 2.jpg|thumb|''bestas bravas'' ("wild horses") in Galicia]]

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|gl|roa-opt|besta}}, from {{der|gl|la|bēstia||beast}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|gl|/ˈbesta̝/}}

====Noun====
{{gl-noun|f}}

# [[beast]] {{gloss|quadruped animal}}
# [[horse]] or any other [[equine]]
#* {{quote-book|gl|year=1326|editor=Antonio López Ferreiro|title=Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática|location=Santiago|publisher=Tipografía Galaica|page=295
|passage=''pelas '''bestas''' de caualgar et carrega''
|translation=for the '''animals''' [used] for riding or for carrying load}}
#* {{quote-text|gl|year=1813|author=anonymous|title=Conversa no adro da igrexa
|passage=''Dixêronme que asta á '''besta''' que trouxêra á balixâ con tan boa notisea, chegara mais sedo do que habia doito leda coma un cuco.''
|translation=They told me that even the '''horse''' that brought the postbag with such good news arrived earlier than usual, happy as a lark.}}
# [[mount]]
#* {{quote-text|gl|year=1775|author=María Francisca Isla y Losada|title=Romance
|passage=''Virés acò meu Dieguiño''<br>''cando ò tempo milloràr,''<br>''porqe si escorrega á '''Besta'''''<br>''è esbarroufàs, alabay.''
|translation=You'll come here my little Diego<br>when the weather improves<br>because if the '''mount''' slips<br>and you sprawl, here goes nothing!}}
# [[mare]]
#: {{syn|gl|egua}}
# {{lb|gl|figuratively}} [[brute]]
#: {{syn|gl|bruto}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|gl|besta brava||wild horse}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|gl|/ˈbɛsta̝/}}

====Noun====
{{gl-noun|f}}

# {{misspelling of|gl|bésta}}

===References===
* {{R:gl:DDGM}}
* {{R:gl:CX|besta}}
* {{R:gl:DDLG}}
* {{R:gl:TILG}}
* {{R:TLPGP}}

{{C|gl|Anatomy|Animals}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Etymology 1===

====Noun====
{{nn-noun-f2/2012}}

# {{nn-former|beste|2012}} {{g|f}}
# {{infl of|nn|beste||def|s}} {{g|f}}

===Etymology 2===

====Verb====
{{head|nn|verb|cat2=weak verbs|present tense|bestar|or|bester|past tense|besta|or|beste|supine and past participle|besta|or|best|present participle|bestande|imperative|best}}

# {{alt sp|nn|beste}}

===Etymology 3===

====Adjective====
{{head|nn|adjective form}}

# {{lb|nn|dialectal|_|or|_|obsolete}} {{infl of|nn|best||n|def|s}}

==Old Galician-Portuguese==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|roa-opt|bestia}}
* {{l|roa-opt|bescha}}

===Etymology===
Probably borrowed from {{bor|roa-opt|la|bēstia||beast}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|roa-opt|/ˈbes̺.ta/}}

===Noun===
{{roa-opt-noun|f}}

# {{l|en|beast}} {{gloss|a non-human [[animal]], especially large [[vertebrate]] [[quadruped|quadrupeds]]}}
#* {{roa-opt-cite-cantigas|E|124|http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/252small.gif}}
#*: aue nen '''beſta''' dele non comiu per ren.
#*:: Neither bird nor '''beast''' would eat him for anything.
# [[beast of burden]], [[donkey]]
#* {{roa-opt-cite-cantigas|E|147|http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/285small.gif}}
#*: a '''beſtia''' de balaam
#*:: Balaam's '''donkey'''

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|beast}} {{l|roa-opt|animalia}}, {{l|roa-opt|animalla}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|gl|besta}}
* {{desc|pt|besta}}

==Portuguese==

===Etymology 1===
{{inh+|pt|roa-opt|besta}}, probably borrowed from {{bor|pt|la|bēstia||beast}}. {{doublet|pt|bicha}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|pt|bêsta||obsolete}}

====Pronunciation====
{{pt-IPA|bêsta}}
* {{hyph|pt|bes|ta}}

====Noun====
{{pt-noun|f}}

# [[beast]] {{gloss|any large animal}}
# [[beast of burden]] {{gloss|animal used to transport cargo}}
# [[ass]] {{gloss|any of several species of horse-like animals}}
# {{lb|pt|pejorative}} [[fool]]; [[idiot]] {{gloss|stupid person}}
# {{lb|pt|euphemistic}} the [[Beast]]; [[Satan]]
# {{lb|pt|by extension}} a [[monster]]

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|beast}} {{l|pt|animal}}, {{l|pt|bicho}}, {{l|pt|vertebrado}}, {{l|pt|quadrúpede}}, {{l|pt|fera}}
* {{sense|beast of burden}} {{l|pt|besta-de-carga}}
* {{sense|ass}} {{l|pt|asno}}, {{l|pt|burro}}, {{l|pt|jumento}}
* {{sense|fool}} {{l|pt|tongo}}, {{l|pt|burro}}, {{l|pt|jumento}}, {{l|pt|estúpido}}, {{l|pt|idiota}}, {{l|pt|bestalhão}}, {{l|pt|paspalhão}}, {{l|pt|tonto}}, {{l|pt|abestado}}
* {{sense|Satan}} {{l|pt|Satã}}, {{l|pt|demónio}}, {{l|pt|Diabo}}, {{l|pt|Satanás}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|pt|besta-de-carga|besta-fera|bestar|besteira|bestice|bestidade|bestificar}}

=====Related terms=====
{{rel3|pt|bestial|bestialidade|bestialização|bestializado|bestializar|bestialogia|bestialógico|bestificação|bestificado|bestificante|bicha|bicho}}

====Adjective====
{{pt-adj}}

# {{lb|pt|pejorative}} [[idiotic]], [[stupid]]
# [[astonished]], [[speechless]] {{gloss|extremely surprised}}
#: {{syn|pt|estupefato|pasmo}}

===Etymology 2===
{{inh+|pt|roa-opt|baesta||crossbow}}, from {{inh|pt|la|bālista||}}, from {{der|pt|grc|βαλλίστρα}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{pt-IPA|br=bésta,bêsta<q:nonstandard, but very common>|bésta}}
* {{hyph|pt|bes|ta}}

====Noun====
{{pt-noun|f}}

# [[crossbow]] {{gloss|weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock}}

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|pt|balestra}}
* {{l|pt|balista}}
* {{l|pt|besteiro}}

===Etymology 3===
{{nonlemma}}

====Pronunciation====
{{pt-IPA|bésta}}
* {{hyph|pt|bes|ta}}

====Verb====
{{head|pt|verb form}}

# {{pt-verb form of|bestar}}

{{C|pt|Animals|Archery|Weapons}}