bestar
English
Etymology
From be- (“about, upon, all over”) + star.
Verb
bestar (third-person singular simple present bestars, present participle bestarring, simple past and past participle bestarred)
- (transitive, archaic) To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to adorn or decorate with, or as with, stars.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From besta (“beast, fool”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /besˈta(ʁ)/ [besˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /besˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /beʃˈta(ʁ)/ [beʃˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /besˈta(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨʃˈtaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨʃˈta.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: bes‧ta
Verb
bestar (first-person singular present besto, first-person singular preterite bestei, past participle bestado)
Conjugation
Conjugation of bestar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
References
- “bestar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Swedish
Noun
bestar
- indefinite plural of best