bestiola

Italian

Alternative forms

bestiuola

Etymology

From Latin bēstiola.

Noun

bestiola f (plural bestiole)

Little animal or beast, creature

Derived terms

bestiolina

Related terms

bestia

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

bēstia (“beast”) +‎ -ola

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /beːsˈti.o.la/, [beːsˈti.ɔ.ɫa]

Noun

bēstiola f (genitive bēstiolae); first declension

diminutive of bēstia
a little creature or beast
vocative singular of bēstiola

bēstiolā f

ablative singular of bēstiola

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bēstiola	bēstiolae
genitive	bēstiolae	bēstiolārum
dative	bēstiolae	bēstiolīs
accusative	bēstiolam	bēstiolās
ablative	bēstiolā	bēstiolīs
vocative	bēstiola	bēstiolae

Descendants

French: bestiole
Istriot: bis'ciuleîna
Italian: bestiola

Old Portuguese: bestiola
Portuguese: bestiola

References

bestiola in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
bestiola in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
bestiola in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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