невесть

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Russian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nʲɪˈvʲesʲtʲ]
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Adverb

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неве́сть (nevéstʹ)

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