-бес

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -бѣ́съ (-bě́sŭ), calque of Ancient Greek -μανής (-manḗs) and -μαργος (-margos). Cognate with беси́ться (besítʹsja, to rage).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-бе́с (-bésm anim

  1. (dated) -maniac, -mane
    Synonym: -ма́н (-mán)
    и́дол (ídol, idol) + ‎-о- (-o-) + ‎-бе́с (-bés) → ‎идолобе́с (idolobés, idol worshipper, literally idolomaniac)
    мрак (mrak, darkness) + ‎-о- (-o-) + ‎-бе́с (-bés) → ‎мракобе́с (mrakobés, obscurant, literally obscuromaniac)
    чре́во (črévo, belly) + ‎-бе́с (-bés) → ‎чревобе́с (črevobés, glutton, literally gastromaniac)

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