тып

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• typ — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

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]

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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 ты́пу ― aŭtamabíli nóvaha týpu ― cars of a new type

2. type (individual considered typical of its class)

   Synonym: мадэ́ль (madélʹ)

3. (colloquial, animate) guy, dude

   да мяне́ падышо́ў не́йкі тып ― da mjanjé padyšóŭ njéjki typ ― some guy came up to me

Declension

(inanimate)

Declension of тып (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	тып typ	ты́пы týpy
genitive	ты́пу týpu	ты́паў týpaŭ
dative	ты́пу týpu	ты́пам týpam
accusative	тып typ	ты́пы týpy
instrumental	ты́пам týpam	ты́памі týpami
locative	ты́пе týpje	ты́пах týpax
count form	—	ты́пы1 týpy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

(animate)

Declension of тып (pr hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	тып typ	ты́пы týpy
genitive	ты́па týpa	ты́паў týpaŭ
dative	ты́пу týpu	ты́пам týpam
accusative	ты́па týpa	ты́паў týpaŭ
instrumental	ты́пам týpam	ты́памі týpami
locative	ты́пе týpje	ты́пах týpax
count form	—	ты́пы1 týpy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

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