без
/[bʲɪs] | [bʲɪz] | [ˈbʲes] | [ˈbʲez]/
Russianprep
Definitions
- 1.without, aside from, except, minus, free of/from (signifying absence)
без воды́
bez vodý — without water
бе́зо всего́
bézo vsevó — without anything
не без интере́са
ne bez interésa — not without interest
- 2.minus, less
без че́тверти час
bez čétverti čas — a quarter to one
Synonyms & related words
Related words (1)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bez (“without”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs. Cognate with Lithuanian bè (“without; besides”), Latvian bez (“without”), Old Prussian bhe (“without”), Sanskrit बहिस् (bahís, “outside”), Persian بی (bi, “without”).
Forms
- bezromanization
- безъalternative