Bäist

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Saterland Frisian[edit]

n Bäist.

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Middle Dutch beest, from Old French beste, from Latin bestia. Cognates include German Biest, Dutch beest, English beast.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bɛɪ̯st/
  • Hyphenation: Bäist

Noun[edit]

Bäist n (plural Bäiste)

  1. bull, ox (head of cattle)

References[edit]

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Bäist”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN