бэз

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Etymology

Compare Polish bez.

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Noun

бэз (bezm inan (genitive бэ́зу, uncountable)

  1. lilac (a large shrub of the genus Syringa, bearing white, pale-pink or purple flowers)
    • 1913, Źmitrok Biadula, “Dal”, in Abrazki, Piecierburh: Zahlanie sonce i ŭ naše wakonce, page 36:
      Nad pachučym bezam razdaŭsia pieršy świst sałoŭki.
      A nightingale's first whistle started above the fragrant lilac.
    • 1923, Hans Christian Andersen, “Брыдкае качанё [The Ugly Duckling]”, in Vacłaŭ Łastoŭski, transl., Казкі, Коўна: Міністэрства Беларускіх спраў у Літве, translation of Den grimme Ælling, page 29:
      Нават бэз схіліў да яго свае галінкі, а сонейка сьвяціла так ясна і міла!
      Navat bez sxiliŭ da jahó svaje halinki, a sónjejka sʹvjacila tak jasna i mila!
      Even a lilac bowed its branches down to him, and the sun shone so bright and nice!

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References

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