вертеп
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic врьтьпъ (vrĭtĭpŭ, “cave, garden”), instead of expected *вертёп (*vertjóp), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vьrtъpъ. Compare Ukrainian верте́п (vertép), Bulgarian върто́п (vǎrtóp, “whirlpool”), Slovene vrtèp. Per Vasmer, possibly related to Bulgarian врът (vrǎt, “vegetable garden”), Serbo-Croatian вр̏т (“garden”) as well as Lithuanian vérti (“to lock”) (1sg. veriù), Tocharian B warto (“garden, grove”) (also wärto), Old English weorð (“house fence”) (also worð).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
верте́п • (vertép) m inan (genitive верте́па, nominative plural верте́пы, genitive plural верте́пов)
- (archaic or biblical) cave, hideout
- (somewhat dated, figuratively) den, lair (especially of criminals or vice)
- (somewhat dated, figuratively) slum
- (dated, Ukraine) large box for puppets displaying nativity scenes or comic scenes
- (dated, figurative) performance of such puppets
Declension edit
Declension of верте́п (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Derived terms edit
- верте́пный (vertépnyj)
- верте́пник (vertépnik)
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vьrtъpъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
верте́п • (vertép) m inan (genitive верте́пу, nominative plural верте́пи, genitive plural верте́пів)
- (archaic) cave, hideout
- large box for puppets displaying nativity scenes or comic scenes
- (figuratively) den, lair (especially of criminals or vice)
Declension edit
Declension of верте́п (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | верте́п vertép |
верте́пи vertépy |
genitive | верте́пу vertépu |
верте́пів vertépiv |
dative | верте́пові, верте́пу vertépovi, vertépu |
верте́пам vertépam |
accusative | верте́п vertép |
верте́пи vertépy |
instrumental | верте́пом vertépom |
верте́пами vertépamy |
locative | верте́пі vertépi |
верте́пах vertépax |
vocative | верте́пе vertépe |
верте́пи vertépy |
Derived terms edit
- верте́пний (vertépnyj)
- верте́пник (vertépnyk)
Further reading edit
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “верте́п”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (в – відсрібли́тися), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN