беса

See also: беся

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

See бяс (bjas).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɛˈsa]
  • Hyphenation(key): бе‧са

Noun

беса́ • (besá)

  1. definite object singular of бяс (bjas)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Albanian besë. Compare Greek μπέσα (bésa) and Ottoman Turkish بسا (besa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛsɐ]
  • Hyphenation(key): бе‧са

Noun

бе́са • (bésa) f

  1. (archaic, uncountable) word of honor, oath, vow (among ethnic Albanians)
Declension
Declension of бе́са
singular
indefinite бе́са
bésa
definite бе́сата
bésata

References
  • “бе́са”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian besë.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛsa]

Noun

беса • (besa) f (uncountable)

  1. pledge, oath, traditional word of honor among ethnic Albanians

Derived terms
  • бесалија (besalija)

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲesə]

Noun

бе́са • (bésa) m anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of бес (bes)
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