bestiari

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bēstiārius, bēstiārium.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /bəs.tiˈa.ɾi/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /bes.tiˈa.ɾi/
Rhymes: -aɾi

Noun

bestiari m (plural bestiaris)

bestiary (a medieval treatise of animals)
a bestiarius, a person who fought with beasts in the Roman circus.
a group of texts in which beasts represent people, especially in the Middle Ages.
a group of figures that represent beasts, for popular festivals.

Further reading

“bestiari” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Noun

bestiari m

plural of bestiario

Anagrams

bastirei, ebraisti, iberista, sibarite

Latin

Noun

bēstiārī

vocative singular of bēstiārius

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