Polish

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Etymology

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From bez- +‎ ryba +‎ -ie. Compare Russian безры́бье (bezrýbʹje).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɛzˈrɘ.bjɛ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘbjɛ
  • Syllabification: bez‧ry‧bie

Noun

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bezrybie n

  1. fishlessness
    na bezrybiu i rak rybabeggars can't be choosers (literally, “when there are no fish, even a crayfish is a fish”)
  2. fishless body of water
  3. slump, stagnation (being stagnant)
    Synonyms: stagnacja, zastój

Declension

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adjective

Further reading

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  • bezrybie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bezrybie in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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