невесть

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

не (ne) +‎ весть (vestʹ), obsolete third singular present indicative of ве́дать (védatʹ, to know).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪˈvʲesʲtʲ]
  • (file)

Adverb[edit]

неве́сть (nevéstʹ)

  1. (colloquial) God knows (no one knows)
    неве́сть отку́даnevéstʹ otkúdaout of nowhere / out of who knows where

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