дотеп

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

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɔtep]

Noun

до́теп • (dótep) m inan (genitive до́тепа, nominative plural до́тепи, genitive plural до́тепів)

  1. wisecrack, quip, witticism, repartee, pun
    Synonyms: сіль (silʹ), пе́рець (pérecʹ), жарт (žart), гра слів (hra sliv), каламбу́р (kalambúr), (dialectal) до́кладка (dókladka), (dialectal) віц (vic)
  2. (colloquial) wittiness, wit
    Synonyms: доте́пність (dotépnistʹ), кмітли́вість (kmitlývistʹ)

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