безвкусие

Russian edit

Etymology edit

First attested in 1813. без- (bez-) +‎ вкус (vkus) +‎ -ие (-ije), calque of German Geschmacklosigkeit.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪsfˈkusʲɪje]

Noun edit

безвку́сие (bezvkúsijen inan (genitive безвку́сия, nominative plural безвку́сия, genitive plural безвку́сий)

  1. tastelessness, lack of taste, bad taste
    Synonym: безвку́сица (bezvkúsica)

Declension edit

References edit

  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “безвкусие”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press