bestiaire

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛs.tjɛʁ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French bestiaire, borrowed from Medieval Latin bēstiārium, from Latin bēstia.

Noun

bestiaire m (plural bestiaires)

1. bestiary

Related terms

• bête

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin bēstiārius, from Latin bēstia.

Noun

bestiaire m (plural bestiaires)

1. (historical, Ancient Rome) beastmaster (type of gladiator fighting wild beasts)

   Synonym: belluaire

Related terms

• bête

Further reading

• “bestiaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bēstiārium, from Latin bēstia.

Noun

bestiaire oblique singular, m (oblique plural bestiaires, nominative singular bestiaires, nominative plural bestiaire)

1. bestiary

Related terms

• beste

Descendants

• French: bestiaire