неизвестно

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɛiˈzvɛsno]

Etymology 1

A nominalization of неизве́стен (neizvésten, “unknown”) +‎ -о (-o).

Noun

неизве́стно • (neizvéstno) n

  1. (mathematics) unknown (variable, parameter, value)
  2. (colloquial) something unknown, enigma
Declension
  • неизве́стна проме́нлива (neizvéstna proménliva, “unknown variable”)
  • неизве́стна величина́ (neizvéstna veličiná, “unknown parameter”)

Etymology 2

From неизве́стен (neizvésten, “unknown”) +‎ -о (-o).

Adverb

неизве́стно • (neizvéstno) (comparative по́-неизве́стно, superlative на́й-неизве́стно)

  1. unbeknownst, unknowingly
    неизве́стно ко́й ― neizvéstno kój ― unknowingly who
    неизве́стно кога́ ― neizvéstno kogá ― unknowingly when
    неизве́стно за какво́ ― neizvéstno za kakvó ― unknowingly for what
  • изве́стно (izvéstno, “known”)
  • всеизве́стно (vseizvéstno, “well-known, known by everyone”)

References

  • “неизвестно”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “неизвестно”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪɪzˈvʲesnə]
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Predicative

неизве́стно • (neizvéstno)

  1. it is not (well) known
    ему́ неизве́стно ― jemú neizvéstno ― he does not know, he is not aware of
    неизве́стно где ― neizvéstno gde ― no one knows where

Adjective

неизве́стно • (neizvéstno)

  1. short neuter singular of неизве́стный (neizvéstnyj)
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