допотопный

Russian

Etymology

From до- (do-) + пото́п (potóp) + -ный (-nyj); literally, before the flood.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dəpɐˈtopnɨj]

Adjective

допото́пный • (dopotópnyj)

  1. antediluvian (extremely ancient)
    Synonym: доистори́ческий (doistoríčeskij, prehistoric)
  2. (figurative, ironic) antiquated, old-fashioned, outdated, obsolete
    Synonyms: архаи́чный (arxaíčnyj, archaic), устаре́лый (ustarélyj, obsolete), несовреме́нный (nesovreménnyj, outdated), отжи́вший (otžívšij, obsolete)

Declension

Derived terms

  • допото́пность (dopotópnostʹ)
  • допото́пщина (dopotópščina)
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