без-

See also: без and беҙ

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• бес- (bjes-) — before voiceless consonants
• бяз- (bjaz-), бяс- (bjas-) — in pre-tonal positions, i.e. before stressed syllables
• biez- — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

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”) + ‎-ы (-y) → ‎бяско́нцы (bjaskóncy, “endless”)

Derived terms

Belarusian terms prefixed with без-

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”)

See also

• бес- (bes-)

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

Old Church Slavonic terms prefixed with без-

Related terms

• без (bez)

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bez-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲɪz]

Prefix

без- • (bez-) (бес- (bes-) is used before voiceless consonants)

1. dis-, un-
2. -less

   поко́иться ― pokóitʹsja ― to rest

   беспоко́ить ― bespokóitʹ ― to disturb

Derived terms

Russian terms prefixed with без-

• безавтоклавный (bezavtoklavnyj)
• безатомный (bezatomnyj)
• безгласный (bezglasnyj)
• безголосный (bezgolosnyj)
• безлапый (bezlapyj)

Related terms

• без (bez) / безо (bezo)
• бес- (bes-)

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-.

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-