безсилля
Ukrainian
Etymology
From без- (bez-) + си́ла (sýla) + -я (-ja). Compare Russian бесси́лие (bessílije), Belarusian бяссі́лле (bjassíllje).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bezˈsɪlʲːɐ]
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Noun
безси́лля • (bezsýllja) n inan (genitive безси́лля, uncountable)
- strengthlessness, debility, feebleness, weakness (lack of physical strength)
- powerlessness, impotence (lack of power to act effectively; helplessness)
Declension
Synonyms
- (all senses): безси́лість f (bezsýlistʹ), безси́льність f (bezsýlʹnistʹ)
- (lack of physical strength): знемо́га f (znemóha), сла́бість f (slábistʹ), сла́бкість f (slábkistʹ)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “безсилля”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “безсилля”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “безсилля”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “безсилля”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “безсилля”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “безсилля”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “безсилля”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
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