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The author concentrates on the Slovak word 'nezdobizen' or 'nedobizen' which in the Slovak lexis can be included in the numerous group of words with the suffix – izen. It presents the origin and history of this word in the Slavic context and it takes notice of its use in papers from the 15th century and its lexical processing up to today. The author concludes that phrases 'nezdobizen' and 'nedobizen' were commonly used in communication in the older period of development of the Slovak language. It was known by intellectuals, but used also in ordinary spoken language and in dialects. Considering their little frequency in use and uncertain meaning we can classify these words as historicisms.