beseda

See also: Beseda, besěda, and beśeda

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech besěda, from Proto-Slavic *besěda. From sedět.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛsɛda]
• Hyphenation: be‧se‧da

Noun

beseda f

1. talk, discussion

Declension

Declension of beseda (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	beseda	besedy
genitive	besedy	besed
dative	besedě	besedám
accusative	besedu	besedy
vocative	besedo	besedy
locative	besedě	besedách
instrumental	besedou	besedami

Related terms

adjectives

• besední

nouns

• besedník
• besídka

verbs

• besedovat
• pobesedovat

Further reading

• “beseda”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “beseda”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “beseda”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
• “beseda”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• bèsjeda (Ijekavian)
• besida (Ikavian)
• beśeda (Montenegro)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *besěda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /běseda/
• Hyphenation: be‧se‧da

Noun

bèseda f (Cyrillic spelling бѐседа) (Ekavian)

1. (archaic) word

   Synonym: rȇč

2. a speech (especially for a ceremonial occasion)

   Synonym: gȍvōr

Declension

Declension of beseda

	singular	plural
nominative	beseda	besede
genitive	besede	beseda
dative	besedi	besedama
accusative	besedu	besede
vocative	besedo	besede
locative	besedi	besedama
instrumental	besedom	besedama

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:besjeda.

Further reading

• “beseda”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovak

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *be-

Proto-Slavic *sědа

Proto-Slavic *besěda

Slovak beseda

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *besěda. First attested in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beseda/, [ˈbeseda]
• Rhymes: -eda
• Hyphenation: be‧se‧da

Noun

beseda f (relational adjective besedný)

1. talk, discussion, Q&A session (organized meeting with a notable person, often involving questions and answers)

   tlačová beseda ― press conference

2. talk show, discussion programme (discussion-oriented publicistic format focused on a topic from multiple perspectives)

   Synonym: diskusia

   Televízna beseda o klimatických zmenách sa vysielala v sobotu večer. ― The television discussion on climate change aired on Saturday evening.

3. chat, talk (informal, friendly conversation or social gathering with discussion)

   Synonyms: posedenie, debata, rozhovor

   Po obede sme si sadli a mali dlhú priateľskú besedu. ― After lunch, we sat down and had a long friendly chat.

4. (historical) institute, lyceum, society (a historical cultural or educational organization)

   osvetová beseda ― a community enlightenment society

5. (rare) beseda (type of a Czech circular dance)

   Na dedinskej veselici sme tancovali besedu. ― At the village celebration, we danced the beseda.

6. (archaic) academy, soirée (social entertainment with a didactic program)

   Synonym: akadémia

   V divadle sa konala beseda s hudobnými umelcami a hereckým súborom. ― There was an academy with musical performers and an acting troupe at the theater.

7. (archaic) club, society (usually patriotic or cultural)

   Synonyms: spolok, združenie, klub

   Umelecká beseda mala pravidelné stretnutia pre milovníkov literatúry a hudby. ― The cultural society held regular meetings for literature and music enthusiasts.

Declension

Declension of beseda
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	beseda	besedy
genitive	besedy	besied
dative	besede	besedám
accusative	besedu	besedy
locative	besede	besedách
instrumental	besedou	besedami

Derived terms

• besiedka
• osvetová beseda
• tlačová beseda

Further reading

• “beseda”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *besěda. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛséːda/

Noun

besẹ̑da f

1. word (unit of language)

Declension

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Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	beséda
gen. sing.	beséde
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	beséda	besédi	beséde
genitive (rodȋlnik)	beséde	beséd	beséd
dative (dajȃlnik)	besédi	besédama	besédam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	besédo	besédi	beséde
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	besédi	besédah	besédah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	besédo	besédama	besédami

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “beseda”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026