bezrybie

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛzˈrɨ.bjɛ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨbjɛ
  • Syllabification: bez‧ry‧bie

Noun

bezrybie n

  1. fishlessness
    na bezrybiu i rak ryba ― beggars 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
Declension of bezrybie
singular
nominative bezrybie
genitive bezrybia
dative bezrybiu
accusative bezrybie
instrumental bezrybiem
locative bezrybiu
vocative bezrybie
adjective

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