vtip

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vtip. Possibly from Old Czech těpiti. Compare Slovak vtip, Polish dowcip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfcɪp]

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• Hyphenation: vtip
• Rhymes: -ɪp

Noun

vtip m inan (diminutive vtípek or vtipek)

1. joke (amusing story)

   Synonyms: fór, žert

2. wit

Declension

Declension of vtip (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	vtip	vtipy
genitive	vtipu	vtipů
dative	vtipu	vtipům
accusative	vtip	vtipy
vocative	vtipe	vtipy
locative	vtipu	vtipech
instrumental	vtipem	vtipy

Derived terms

nouns

• vtipeček
• vtípek

Related terms

adjectives

• vtipný

nouns

• důvtip
• vtipálek
• vtipkář
• vtipnost

verbs

• dovtípit
• vtipkovat

See also

• legrace f
• veselí n

Further reading

• “vtip”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “vtip”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “vtip”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Old Czech

Etymology

Possibly from těpiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈʋcip/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈfcip/

Noun

vtip m inan

1. joke (amusing story)
2. wit

Declension

Declension of vtip (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	vtip	vtipy	vtipi, vtipové
genitive	vtipa, vtipu	vtipú	vtipóv
dative	vtipu	vtipoma	vtipóm
accusative	vtip	vtipy	vtipy
vocative	vtipe	vtipy	vtipi, vtipové
locative	vtipě, vtipu	vtipú	vtipiech
instrumental	vtipem	vtipoma	vtipy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: vtip

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “vtip”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Slovak

Alternative forms

• wtip (obsolete)

Etymology

Compare Czech vtip, Polish dowcip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fcip/, [ˈfcip]
• Rhymes: -ip

Noun

vtip m inan (genitive singular vtipu, nominative plural vtipy, genitive plural vtipov, declension pattern of dub)

1. joke (amusing story)
2. wit

Declension

Declension of vtip
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	vtip	vtipy
genitive	vtipu	vtipov
dative	vtipu	vtipom
accusative	vtip	vtipy
locative	vtipe	vtipoch
instrumental	vtipom	vtipmi

Related terms

• dôvtip m
• ostrovtip m
• vtipkár m
• vtipkovať
• vtipnosť f
• vtipný

References

• “vtip”, 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, 2003–2026