безвісти

Ukrainian

Etymology

Related to бе́звість (bézvistʹ). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛzʲʋʲiste]

Adverb

бе́звісти • (bézvisty)

1. missing, no one knows where, without a trace

   Synonym: безслі́дно (bezslídno, “without a trace”)

   Вони́ розшу́кують свої́х зни́клих бе́звісти рі́дних.

   Voný rozšúkujutʹ svojíx znýklyx bézvisty rídnyx.

   They are searching for their missing relatives.

Usage notes

• бе́звісти is used in conjunction with verbs meaning "to disappear" or "to vanish": chiefly зни́кнути pf (znýknuty) and пропа́сти pf (propásty).

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “безвісти”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “безвісти”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “безвісти”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “безвісти”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “безвісти”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “безвісти”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)