без-

See also: без and беҙ

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bez-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲes], [bʲez]

Prefix

без- • (bjez-)

  1. dis-, un-
  2. adjective-forming prefix denoting deprivation of a feature: -less, -free
    без- (bjez-) + ‎кане́ц (kanjéc, end) + ‎ (-y) → ‎бяско́нцы (bjaskóncy, endless)

Derived terms

Bulgarian

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Church Slavonic без- (bez-), from Proto-Slavic *bez-, from *bez.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [bɛz-]
    • IPA(key): [bɛs]
    • Does not take the stress of the resulting compound.

    Prefix

    без- • (bez-)

    1. dis-, un-, in-
      без- (bez-) + ‎ред (red, order) + ‎-ица (-ica, nominal suffix) → ‎безре́дица (bezrédica)
    2. -less; prefix forming an adjective denoting a deprivation of a feature
      без- (bez-) + ‎жи́ца (žíca, wire) + ‎-ен (-en, adjectival suffix) → ‎безжи́чен (bezžíčen)

    Derived terms

    References

    • без-”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
    • без-”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

    Macedonian

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bez-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [bɛz]

    Prefix

    без- • (bez-)

    1. A prefix indicating lack.
      без- (bez-) + ‎болен (bolen, painful) → ‎безболен (bezbolen, painless)
      без- (bez-) + ‎помош (pomoš, help) → ‎беспомошен (bespomošen, helpless)

    Derived terms

    See also

    Old Church Slavonic

    Etymology

    From Proto-Slavic *bez-, from *bez.

    Prefix

    без- • (bez-)

    1. dis-, un-
    2. -less, prefixed adjective denoting a deprivation of a feature

    Derived terms

    Russian

    Etymology

    From Proto-Slavic *bez-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [bʲɪz]

    Prefix

    без- • (bez-) (used before voiced consonants and vowels)

    1. dis-, un-
    2. -less
      без- (bez-) + ‎дно (dno, bottom surface) → ‎бе́здна (bézdna, abyss; bottomless pit)
      без- (bez-) + ‎поко́ить impf (pokóitʹ, to rest) → ‎беспоко́ить impf (bespokóitʹ, to disturb)

    Derived terms

    Russian terms prefixed with без-
    • безавтоклавный (bezavtoklavnyj)
    • безатомный (bezatomnyj)
    • безголосный (bezgolosnyj)
    • безлапый (bezlapyj)

    Other:

    Related via Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs:

    Serbo-Croatian

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bez-.

    Prefix

    без- (Latin spelling bez-)

    1. dis-, un-
    2. -less, prefix appended to adjectives to create an adjective denoting a deprivation of a feature

    Derived terms

    Serbo-Croatian terms prefixed with без-

    See also

    • бѐз - its prepositional equivalent

    Ukrainian

    Etymology

    From Proto-Slavic *bez- from *bez.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [bɛz ]

    Prefix

    без- • (bez-)

    1. dis-, un-
    2. adjective-forming prefix denoting deprivation of a feature: -less, -free

    Derived terms

    Ukrainian terms prefixed with без-