беззъб

Bulgarian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *bez-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas

Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas

Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ

Proto-Slavic *bezzǫbъ

Bulgarian беззъб

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bezzǫbъ. By surface analysis, без- (bez-) + зъб (zăb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛzˈzɤp]
• Rhymes: -ɤp
• Syllabification^(key): без‧зъб

Adjective

беззъ́б • (bezzắb)

1. toothless, edentate (having no teeth)

   Беззъ́бият старец се усмихна добродушно.

   Bezzắbijat starec se usmihna dobrodušno.

   The toothless old man smiled kindly.

   Кучето беше старо и почти беззъ́бо.

   Kučeto beše staro i počti bezzắbo.

   The dog was old and almost toothless.

   Детето още беше беззъ́бо и се смееше широко.

   Deteto ošte beše bezzắbo i se smeeše široko.

   The child was still toothless and laughed broadly.

2. (figurative) weak, ineffective, powerless, harmless (lacking force, sharpness, authority, or ability to harm)

   Критиката му беше беззъ́ба и никого не засегна.

   Kritikata mu beše bezzắba i nikogo ne zasegna.

   His criticism was toothless and affected no one.

   Законът остана беззъ́б без реални санкции.

   Zakonăt ostana bezzắb bez realni sankcii.

   The law remained toothless without real sanctions.

   Опозицията отправи беззъ́ба атака срещу правителството.

   Opozicijata otpravi bezzắba ataka sreštu pravitelstvoto.

   The opposition made a toothless attack against the government.

Declension

Positive forms of беззъ́б

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	беззъ́б bezzắb	беззъ́ба bezzắba	беззъ́бо bezzắbo	беззъ́би bezzắbi
definite (subject form)	беззъ́бият bezzắbijat	беззъ́бата bezzắbata	беззъ́бото bezzắboto	беззъ́бите bezzắbite
definite (object form)	беззъ́бия bezzắbija

Comparative forms of беззъ́б

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	по́-беззъ́б pó-bezzắb	по́-беззъ́ба pó-bezzắba	по́-беззъ́бо pó-bezzắbo	по́-беззъ́би pó-bezzắbi
definite (subject form)	по́-беззъ́бият pó-bezzắbijat	по́-беззъ́бата pó-bezzắbata	по́-беззъ́бото pó-bezzắboto	по́-беззъ́бите pó-bezzắbite
definite (object form)	по́-беззъ́бия pó-bezzắbija

Superlative forms of беззъ́б

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	на́й-беззъ́б náj-bezzắb	на́й-беззъ́ба náj-bezzắba	на́й-беззъ́бо náj-bezzắbo	на́й-беззъ́би náj-bezzắbi
definite (subject form)	на́й-беззъ́бият náj-bezzắbijat	на́й-беззъ́бата náj-bezzắbata	на́й-беззъ́бото náj-bezzắboto	на́й-беззъ́бите náj-bezzắbite
definite (object form)	на́й-беззъ́бия náj-bezzắbija

References

• “беззъб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “беззъб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010