English

Noun

bez ‎(plural bezes)

1. The second tine of an antler's beam.

See also

• bezantler

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛs/
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *bъzъ, *bъza, *bъzina, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰAuǵ-

Noun

bez m

1. elderberry (shrub or tree)

Derived terms

• bezinka
• bezový

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰ-.

Preposition

bez

1. without

Usage notes

Followed by genitive case.

Antonyms

• s

Latvian

Preposition

bez

1. without
2. in addition to
3. apart from

Polish

Pronunciation

• (isolated) IPA^(key): [bɛs̪]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰ-.

Preposition

bez ‎(+ genitive)

1. without, lacking

Related terms

• beze

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *bъzъ, *bъza, *bъzina, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰAuǵ-.

Noun

bez m inan

1. elder (bush of genus Sambucus)
2. lilac (bush of genus Syringa)

Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

bez

1. genitive plural of beza

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰ-. Compare bez- and bes-.

Alternative forms

• (regional): brez, prȅz, preza

Preposition

bèz ‎(Cyrillic spelling бѐз)

1. (with genitive) without, excluding, not counting

   bez sumnje‎ ― without a doubt

   ostati bez nečega‎ ― to lose something, to run out of something, (literally: to stay without something)

   bez obzira na..‎ ― regardless of.., no matter what..is

   bez kraja i konca‎ ― endlessly, without end

   ne bez razloga‎ ― not without a reason

   bez srca‎ ― heartlessly, without a heart

   bez r(ij)eči‎ ― without a word, speechless

   biti bez nečega‎ ― to be lacking in, to be deficient in, to lack (literally: to be without something)

Related terms

• bez-, bes-

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] ‎(bez), from Arabic بَزّ ‎(bazz). Akin to bezistan, bezli, besofra and bespara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bêz/

Noun

bȅz m ‎(Cyrillic spelling бе̏з)

1. linen, canvas
2. (specifically) a type of cotton-made linen or canvas used in Oriental costumes, of several possible forms: ćereće, sedeluk, kafez or kafez-bez, melez, harir, šejtanbez and harirbez.

Declension

References

• “bez” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “bez” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• Abdulah Škaljić (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Svjetlost: Sarajevo, page 140

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰ-

Preposition

bez ‎(+ genitive)

1. without

Synonyms

• bezo

Antonyms

• s, so

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [Term?], from Arabic بَزّ ‎(bazz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbez/
• Hyphenation: bez

Noun

bez ‎(definite accusative bezi, plural bezler)

1. cloth
2. (anatomy) gland

Declension