безрыбье

Russian

Etymology

без- (bez-) + ры́ба (rýba) + -ье (-ʹje)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪzˈrɨb⁽ʲ⁾je]

Noun

безры́бье • (bezrýbʹje) n inan (genitive безры́бья, nominative plural безры́бья, genitive plural безры́бий)

  1. lack of fish (usually only occurs in expressions)
    на безры́бье и рак ры́баna bezrýbʹje i rak rýbabeggars can't be choosers, in a pinch anything will do

Declension

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