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besan
besan
Malay
Alternative forms
- bisan
Noun
besan
- co-parent-in-law, co-parents-in-law
- 2007, Monica Janowski, Fiona Kerlogue, Kinship and food in South East Asia, page 32, 56:
- At the head of the main ritual units stand the young couple's parents who through the marriage have become besan to each other. […] Marriage unites the parents of a bride and groom who then become besan
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From bȇs.
Alternative forms
- (Ijekavian) bijésan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /běːsan/
- Hyphenation: be‧san
Adjective
bésan (definite bȇsnī, comparative bešnji, Cyrillic spelling бе́сан)
Declension
positive indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | besan | besna | besno | |
| genitive | besna | besne | besna | |
| dative | besnu | besnoj | besnu | |
| accusative |
inanimate animate |
besan besna |
besnu | besno |
| vocative | besan | besna | besno | |
| locative | besnu | besnoj | besnu | |
| instrumental | besnim | besnom | besnim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | besni | besne | besna | |
| genitive | besnih | besnih | besnih | |
| dative | besnim(a) | besnim(a) | besnim(a) | |
| accusative | besne | besne | besna | |
| vocative | besni | besne | besna | |
| locative | besnim(a) | besnim(a) | besnim(a) | |
| instrumental | besnim(a) | besnim(a) | besnim(a) | |
positive definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | besni | besna | besno | |
| genitive | besnog(a) | besne | besnog(a) | |
| dative | besnom(u/e) | besnoj | besnom(u/e) | |
| accusative |
inanimate animate |
besni besnog(a) |
besnu | besno |
| vocative | besni | besna | besno | |
| locative | besnom(e/u) | besnoj | besnom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | besnim | besnom | besnim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | besni | besne | besna | |
| genitive | besnih | besnih | besnih | |
| dative | besnim(a) | besnim(a) | besnim(a) | |
| accusative | besne | besne | besna | |
| vocative | besni | besne | besna | |
| locative | besnim(a) | besnim(a) | besnim(a) | |
| instrumental | besnim(a) | besnim(a) | besnim(a) | |
comparative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bešnji | bešnja | bešnje | |
| genitive | bešnjeg(a) | bešnje | bešnjeg(a) | |
| dative | bešnjem(u) | bešnjoj | bešnjem(u) | |
| accusative |
inanimate animate |
bešnji bešnjeg(a) |
bešnju | bešnje |
| vocative | bešnji | bešnja | bešnje | |
| locative | bešnjem(u) | bešnjoj | bešnjem(u) | |
| instrumental | bešnjim | bešnjom | bešnjim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | bešnji | bešnje | bešnja | |
| genitive | bešnjih | bešnjih | bešnjih | |
| dative | bešnjim(a) | bešnjim(a) | bešnjim(a) | |
| accusative | bešnje | bešnje | bešnja | |
| vocative | bešnji | bešnje | bešnja | |
| locative | bešnjim(a) | bešnjim(a) | bešnjim(a) | |
| instrumental | bešnjim(a) | bešnjim(a) | bešnjim(a) | |
superlative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najbešnji | najbešnja | najbešnje | |
| genitive | najbešnjeg(a) | najbešnje | najbešnjeg(a) | |
| dative | najbešnjem(u) | najbešnjoj | najbešnjem(u) | |
| accusative |
inanimate animate |
najbešnji najbešnjeg(a) |
najbešnju | najbešnje |
| vocative | najbešnji | najbešnja | najbešnje | |
| locative | najbešnjem(u) | najbešnjoj | najbešnjem(u) | |
| instrumental | najbešnjim | najbešnjom | najbešnjim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najbešnji | najbešnje | najbešnja | |
| genitive | najbešnjih | najbešnjih | najbešnjih | |
| dative | najbešnjim(a) | najbešnjim(a) | najbešnjim(a) | |
| accusative | najbešnje | najbešnje | najbešnja | |
| vocative | najbešnji | najbešnje | najbešnja | |
| locative | najbešnjim(a) | najbešnjim(a) | najbešnjim(a) | |
| instrumental | najbešnjim(a) | najbešnjim(a) | najbešnjim(a) | |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /běsan/
- Hyphenation: be‧san
Adjective
bèsan (definite bèsanī, Cyrillic spelling бѐсан)
Declension
indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | besan | besana | besano | |
| genitive | besana | besane | besana | |
| dative | besanu | besanoj | besanu | |
| accusative |
inanimate animate |
besan besana |
besanu | besano |
| vocative | besan | besana | besano | |
| locative | besanu | besanoj | besanu | |
| instrumental | besanim | besanom | besanim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | besani | besane | besana | |
| genitive | besanih | besanih | besanih | |
| dative | besanim(a) | besanim(a) | besanim(a) | |
| accusative | besane | besane | besana | |
| vocative | besani | besane | besana | |
| locative | besanim(a) | besanim(a) | besanim(a) | |
| instrumental | besanim(a) | besanim(a) | besanim(a) | |
definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | besani | besana | besano | |
| genitive | besanog(a) | besane | besanog(a) | |
| dative | besanom(u/e) | besanoj | besanom(u/e) | |
| accusative |
inanimate animate |
besani besanog(a) |
besanu | besano |
| vocative | besani | besana | besano | |
| locative | besanom(e/u) | besanoj | besanom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | besanim | besanom | besanim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | besani | besane | besana | |
| genitive | besanih | besanih | besanih | |
| dative | besanim(a) | besanim(a) | besanim(a) | |
| accusative | besane | besane | besana | |
| vocative | besani | besane | besana | |
| locative | besanim(a) | besanim(a) | besanim(a) | |
| instrumental | besanim(a) | besanim(a) | besanim(a) | |