бес
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nounmasculineanimatecountable
- 1.
demon, evil spirit, devil
Свяще́нник соверши́л изгна́ние бе́са.
The priest performed the exorcism of a demon.
In Slavic folklore a lesser evil spirit; in religious language also used for the devil.
- 2.
tempter, devil (tempting someone)
Сам не зна́ю, заче́м я э́то сде́лал — бес попу́тал.
I don't even know why I did it - the devil made me do it.
Mostly in the set phrase бес попутал 'the devil made me do it'.
Examples
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | бе́с | бе́сы |
| Gen.Genitive | бе́са | бе́сов |
| Dat.Dative | бе́су | бе́сам |
| Acc.Accusative | бе́са | бе́сов |
| Inst.Instrumental | бе́сом | бе́сами |
| Prep.Prepositional | бе́се | бе́сах |
Word familyбесPRO
- бесdemon; tempter
- бесо́вкаshe-devil
- бесо́вскийdevilish
- бесо́вщинаdevilry
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
Дёвьсынъ edited translation 5 years ago.
