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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian довтепъ (dovtep), probably from Old Polish dowcip, ultimately from Old Czech dovtip, possibly from Proto-Slavic *těpati. Forms such as Old Ruthenian довципъ (dovcip) were definitely borrowed from Polish.
Pronunciation
Noun
до́теп • (dótep) m inan (genitive до́тепа, nominative plural до́тепи, genitive plural до́тепів)
- wisecrack, quip, witticism, repartee, pun
- Synonyms: сіль (silʹ), пе́рець (pérecʹ), жарт (žart), гра слів (hra sliv), каламбу́р (kalambúr), (dialectal) до́кладка (dókladka), (dialectal) віц (vic)
- (colloquial) wittiness, wit
- Synonyms: доте́пність (dotépnistʹ), кмітли́вість (kmitlývistʹ)
Declension
Declension of до́теп (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Derived terms
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “дотеп”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “дотеп”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “дотеп”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “дотеп”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “дотеп”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “дотеп”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “дотеп”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)