dowcip
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech dovtip.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔf.t͡ɕip/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔft͡ɕip
- Syllabification: dow‧cip
Noun
dowcip m inan (diminutive dowcipek)
- joke (amusing story)
- Synonyms: anegdota, figiel, kawał, żart
- joke (root issue)
- (dated) wit (spoken humour)
- (archaic) reason, cleverness, wit
Declension
Declension of dowcip
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dowcip | dowcipy |
| genitive | dowcipu | dowcipów |
| dative | dowcipowi | dowcipom |
| accusative | dowcip | dowcipy |
| instrumental | dowcipem | dowcipami |
| locative | dowcipie | dowcipach |
| vocative | dowcipie | dowcipy |
Derived terms
adjective
- dowcipny
adverb
- dowcipnie
nouns
- dowcipas
- dowcipniś
verb
- dowcipkować
Further reading
- dowcip in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dowcip in Polish dictionaries at PWN