-бесие

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -бѣ́сїе (-bě́sije), calque of Ancient Greek -μανία (-manía) and -μάργος (márgos). Cognate with беси́ться (besítʹsja, “to rage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲesʲɪje]

Suffix

-бе́сие • (-bésije) n inan

1. (dated) -mania

   Synonym: -ма́ния (-mánija)

   ‎и́дол (ídol, “idol”) + ‎-о- (-o-) + ‎-бе́сие (-bésije) → ‎идолобе́сие (idolobésije, “idolomania”)

   ‎мрак (mrak, “darkness”) + ‎-о- (-o-) + ‎-бе́сие (-bésije) → ‎мракобе́сие (mrakobésije, “obscurantism”, literally “obscuromania”)

   ‎чре́во (črévo, “belly”) + ‎-бе́сие (-bésije) → ‎чревобе́сие (črevobésije, “gluttony”, literally “gastromania”)

Declension

Declension of -бе́сие (inan neut-form i-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-бе́сие -bésije	-бе́сия -bésija
genitive	-бе́сия -bésija	-бе́сий -bésij
dative	-бе́сию -bésiju	-бе́сиям -bésijam
accusative	-бе́сие -bésije	-бе́сия -bésija
instrumental	-бе́сием -bésijem	-бе́сиями -bésijami
prepositional	-бе́сии -bésii	-бе́сиях -bésijax

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -бесие

Related terms

• -бес (-bes)
• -ие (-ije)