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Polish
Etymology
From bez siły + -ny.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛsˈɕil.nɘ/
- Rhymes: -ilnɘ
- Syllabification: bez‧sil‧ny
Adjective
bezsilny (comparative bardziej bezsilny, superlative najbardziej bezsilny, derived adverb bezsilnie)
- helpless (unable to defend oneself)
- Synonyms: bezbronny, bezradny
- powerless (lacking sufficient power or strength)
- bezsilny w obliczu czegoś ― powerless in the face of
- bezsilny wobec czegoś ― powerless against/over
- (dated) weak (lacking in physical strength)
Declension
Declension of bezsilny (hard)
Derived terms
Further reading
- bezsilny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bezsilny in Polish dictionaries at PWN