бездань

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• biezdań — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bezdъna. By surface analysis, без (bjez) +‎ дно (dno). Cognate with Russian бе́здна (bézdna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲezdanʲ]
• Rhymes: -ezdanʲ

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• Hyphenation: без‧дань

Noun

бе́здань • (bjézdanʹ) f inan (genitive бе́здані, uncountable)

1. abyss (immeasurable depth)

   Synonym: бяздо́нне (bjazdónnje)

2. (figuratively) mountain (a large number of something that cannot be counted)
3. (figuratively) chasm, divide (that which separates people emotionally, e.g. a disagreement)

Declension

Declension of бе́здань (inan sg-only soft 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	бе́здань bjézdanʹ
genitive	бе́здані bjézdani
dative	бе́здані bjézdani
accusative	бе́здань bjézdanʹ
instrumental	бе́зданню bjézdannju
locative	бе́здані bjézdani

References

• “бездань”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “бездань” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org