расторопный

Russian

Etymology

From рас- (ras-) +‎ торопи́ть (toropítʹ, “to hurry”) +‎ -ный (-nyj). Cognate with Ukrainian розторо́пний (roztorópnyj), Polish roztropny (“clever”) and more distantly Lithuanian tar̃pti (“to succeed, to prosper”) (1sg. tarpstù), tarpà (“prosperity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rəstɐˈropnɨj]

Adjective

расторо́пный • (rastorópnyj) (comparative (по)расторо́пнее or (по)расторо́пней)

  1. (colloquial) prompt, efficient, and quick-witted
    Antonym: нерасторо́пный (nerastorópnyj)

Declension

Derived terms

  • расторо́пно (rastorópno), расторо́пность (rastorópnostʹ)
  • нерасторо́пно (nerastorópno), нерасторо́пность (nerastorópnostʹ)
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