тупой

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic тупъ (tupŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tǫpъ.

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Adjective

тупо́й (tupój) (comparative (по)тупе́е or (по)тупе́й, adverb ту́по, abstract noun ту́пость, diminutive ту́пенький)

  1. dull, blunt
  2. obtuse
  3. dull, stupid
    Её но́вый кавале́рту́п как ва́ленок.
    Jejó nóvyj kavalér — túp kak válenok.
    Her new beau is dumb as a boot.
  4. apathetic

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: տուպոյ (tupoy)
  • Azerbaijani: tupoy

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тупой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “тупой”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 272