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Slovak
Pronunciation
Noun
dôvtip m inan (related adjective dôvtipný)
- quick-wittedness, cunning, sharpness
- Synonyms: obratnosť, šikovnosť, zručnosť, cvik
- subtlety, wit, intelligence, craftiness, ingenuity
- Synonyms: umenie, chytráctvo, prefíkanosť, prešibanosť, ľstivosť
Declension
Declension of
dôvtip (pattern
dub)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dôvtip”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024