Russian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1839. бес- (bes-, -less) +‎ пол (pol, sex) +‎ -ый (-yj), calque of French asexuel.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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беспо́лый (bespólyj)

  1. asexual (without sexual action; having no distinct sex)

Declension

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References

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  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “бесполый”, 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, page 54