тып

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, type; impression). Compare also the colloquial meaning of French type (guy, bloke, man) and Greek τύπος (týpos, man, guy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɨp]
  • (file)

Noun

тып • (typ) m inan or m pers (genitive ты́пу or ты́па, nominative plural ты́пы, genitive plural ты́паў, relational adjective тыпо́вы)

  1. type, sort (grouping based on shared characteristics)
    Synonyms: сорт (sort), від (vid), род (rod)
    аўтамабі́лі но́вага ты́пуaŭtamabíli nóvaha týpucars of a new type
  2. type (individual considered typical of its class)
    Synonym: мадэ́ль (madélʹ)
  3. (colloquial, animate) guy, dude
    да мяне́ падышо́ў не́йкі тыпda mjanjé padyšóŭ njéjki typsome guy came up to me

Declension

(inanimate)

(animate)

References

  • тып” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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