bez-

See also: bez, Bez, beż, běž, bež, and bez.

Czech

Alternative forms

• beze-

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bez-.

Prefix

bez-

1. -less, -free

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with bez-

Derived terms

• bezbolestný
• bezbranný
• bezcelní
• bezcitný
• bezduchý
• bezdůvodný
• bezhlavý
• bezcharakterní
• bezchybný
• bezkonkurenční
• bezmasý
• bezmezný
• bezmocný
• bezmyšlenkovitý
• beznaděj
• bezobratlý
• bezohledný
• bezpartijní
• bezpáteřní
• bezpatkový
• bezpečný
• bezpohlavní
• bezpředmětný
• bezpříkladný
• bezradný
• bezruký
• bezstarostný
• beztrestný
• bezúhonný
• bezuzdný

Further reading

• bez(e)- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bez-.

Etymology

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛz/

Prefix

bez-

1. dis-, un-
2. -less, -free

Derived terms

Kashubian terms prefixed with bez-

Latvian

Etymology

From bez (“without”, preposition).

Prefix

bez-

1. -less, -free, un-

Derived terms

Latvian terms prefixed with bez-

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bez-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛz/

Prefix

bez-

1. -less, -free

   ‎bez- + ‎papsiér → ‎bezpapsiérnÿ

Derived terms

Masurian terms prefixed with bez-

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bez-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /bɛz/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /bɛz/

Prefix

bez-

1. -less, -free

   ‎bez- + ‎prawo → ‎bezprawny

Derived terms

Old Polish terms prefixed with bez-

Descendants

• Masurian: bez-
• Polish: bez-
• Silesian: bez-

References

• Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “bez-”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bez-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛs/

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• Rhymes: -ɛs
• Syllabification: bez
• Homophones: Bes, bez

Prefix

bez-

1. dis-, un-

   ‎bez- + ‎sens → ‎bezsens

2. -less, -free

   ‎bez- + ‎nadzieja → ‎beznadziejny

   ‎bez- + ‎gluten → ‎bezglutenowy

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with bez-

Further reading

• bez- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bez-.

Prefix

bez- (Cyrillic spelling без-)

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

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms prefixed with bez-

See also

• bez - its prepositional equivalent
• bes- - before voiceless consonant

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bez-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛz/
• Rhymes: -ɛz
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

bez-

1. -less, -free

   ‎bez- + ‎prawo → ‎bezprawny

Derived terms

Silesian terms prefixed with bez-

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bez-.

Prefix

bez-

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

Derived terms

Slovak terms prefixed with bez-

See also

• bez - its prepositional equivalent