беспрестанный

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic беспрѣстаньнъ (besprěstanĭnŭ, “ceaseless, incessant”), from Old Church Slavonic беспрѣстани (besprěstani, “ceaselessly, incessantly”). By surface analysis, бес- (bes-) +‎ престан- (prestan-) +‎ -ный (-nyj), based on a combining stem of преста́ть (prestátʹ, “to cease, to quit”); compare 1sg. present преста́ну (prestánu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪsprʲɪˈstanːɨj]

Adjective

беспреста́нный • (besprestánnyj)

  1. incessant
    Synonyms: непрекраща́ющийся (neprekraščájuščijsja), непреры́вный (neprerývnyj), постоя́нный (postojánnyj)

Declension

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