вертеп
/[vʲɪrˈtʲep]/
Russiannoun
Definitions
- 1.archaiccave, hideout
- 2.datedden, lair (especially of criminals or vice)
- 3.datedslum
- 4.datedlarge box for puppets displaying nativity scenes or comic scenes
- 5.datedperformance of such puppets
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- верте́пный
- верте́пник
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic врьтьпъ (vrĭtĭpŭ, “cave, garden”), instead of expected *вертёп (*vertjóp), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vьrtъpъ. Compare Ukrainian верте́п (vertép), Bulgarian върто́п (vǎrtóp, “whirlpool”), Slovene vrtèp. Per Vasmer, possibly related to Bulgarian врът (vrǎt, “vegetable garden”), Serbo-Croatian вр̏т (“garden”) as well as Lithuanian vérti (“to lock”) (1sg. veriù), Tocharian B warto (“garden, grove”) (also wärto), Old English weorð (“house fence”) (also worð).
Forms
- верте́пcanonical • inanimate • masculine
- vertépromanization
- верте́паgenitive
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | верте́п | верте́пы |
| Genitive | верте́па | верте́пов |
| Dative | верте́пу | верте́пам |
| Accusative | верте́п | верте́пы |
| Instrumental | верте́пом | верте́пами |
| Prepositional | верте́пе | верте́пах |
Nominative
Singular
верте́п
Plural
верте́пы
Genitive
Singular
верте́па
Plural
верте́пов
Dative
Singular
верте́пу
Plural
верте́пам
Accusative
Singular
верте́п
Plural
верте́пы
Instrumental
Singular
верте́пом
Plural
верте́пами
Prepositional
Singular
верте́пе
Plural
верте́пах