| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | best·o |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | besto | bestoj |
| Accusative | beston | bestojn |
| Afrikaans | dier |
|---|---|
| Catalan | bèstia; animal |
| Czech | bestie; zvírě; zvíře; živočich |
| Danish | dyr |
| Dutch | beest; dier |
| English | animal; beast |
| English (Old English) | deor; neat; nieten |
| Faeroese | djór |
| Finnish | eläin |
| French | animal; bête |
| German | Tier |
| Greek | ζώο; θηρίο; κτήνος |
| Hawaiian | holoholona |
| Hungarian | állat |
| Italian | animale; bestia |
| Jamaican Patois | animal |
| Kabylian | aɣersiw |
| Latin | bestia; fera |
| Low German | deer |
| Luxemburgish | Déier |
| Malay | binatang; haiwan |
| Norwegian | dyr |
| Papiamento | animal; bestia |
| Polish | zwierzę |
| Portuguese | alimária; animal; besta; bicho |
| Romanian | animal |
| Russian | животное; зверь |
| Saterland Frisian | Diert |
| Scots | beast |
| Scottish Gaelic | ainmhidh |
| Spanish | animal; bestia |
| Sranan | meti |
| Swahili | mnyama |
| Swedish | best; djur; fä |
| Tagalog | hayop |
| Thai | สัตว์ |
| Turkish | hayvan; hayvansal |
| Welsh | anifail |
| West Frisian | bist; dier |
| Yiddish | חיה |