бессловесный

Russian

Etymology

From бес- (bes-) + словеса́ (slovesá) + -ный (-nyj). Synchronically, based on словеса́ (slovesá, words, verbiage). Diachronically, словес- (sloves-) is the original stem of сло́во (slóvo, word), which was originally an s-stem. Compare слове́сный (slovésnyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪsːlɐˈvʲesnɨj]

Adjective

бесслове́сный (besslovésnyj)

  1. mute (unable to speak)
    бесслове́сное живо́тноеbesslovésnoje živótnojemute animal
  2. silent
    бесслове́сная рольbesslovésnaja rolʹsilent role
  3. wordless
  4. meek, humble, lowly (especially in being unwilling to express one's opinion)

Declension

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