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Etymology

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From надписа́ть (nadpisátʹ, to caption, to write an inscription on) +‎ (), with typical stress shift (compare по́дпись (pódpisʹ), за́пись (zápisʹ), etc.).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnatpʲɪsʲ]
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Noun

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на́дпись (nádpisʹf inan (genitive на́дписи, nominative plural на́дписи, genitive plural на́дписей)

  1. inscription, writing
  2. dedication (on a book)
  3. address (on an envelope)
  4. legend (on a coin, medal, map)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • надпись in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru