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)