LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

bēstiola

bēstiola f (genitive bēstiolae)
Classical[beːsˈti.ɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[besˈtiː.o.la]

Meaning

  1. diminutivediminutive of bēstia
  2. a little creature or beast

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebēstiolabēstiolae
genitivebēstiolaebēstiolārum
dativebēstiolaebēstiolīs
accusativebēstiolambēstiolās
ablativebēstiolābēstiolīs
vocativebēstiolabēstiolae

bestĭŏla, ae, f. dim. bestia,
I. a small animal, a little beast, Cic. N.D. 2, 48, 123; id. Tusc. 1, 39, 94; Varr. R. R. 1, 12, 2; Sen. Ep. 70, 17; Plin. 11, 6, 7, § 17; 18, 17, 44, § 156; 22, 25, 81, § 163; Veg. R. R. 3, 15, 10 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwes-der.?
  2. Latinbēstiola

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ola Latin bēstiola From bēstia (“beast”) + -ola.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanbestiola
  • Catalanbestioleta
  • Frenchbestiole
  • Italianbestiola
  • Italianbestiolina
  • Italianbestioletta
  • Portuguesebestiolafrom Old Galician-Portuguese bestiola
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianbisciola
  • Italianvisciòla
  • Italianbisciolina
  • Istriotbis'ciuleîna

Quick answers

What does bēstiola mean in Latin?
bēstiola, a noun, means “diminutive of bēstia; a little creature or beast”.
What is the genitive of bēstiola?
The genitive singular is bēstiolae. bēstiola is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce bēstiola?
In classical Latin, [beːsˈti.ɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [besˈtiː.o.la].
Where does bēstiola come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-der.? → Latin bēstiola.