скоропись

Russian

Etymology

ско́рый (skóryj) +‎ писа́ть (pisátʹ) +‎ ()

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈskorəpʲɪsʲ]

Noun

ско́ропись • (skóropisʹf inan (genitive ско́рописи, nominative plural ско́рописи, genitive plural ско́рописей)

  1. (historical) skoropis (an obsolete form of Russian handwriting used in the 15th–18th centuries)
  2. (historical) Greek minuscule or cursive (Late Antiquity and Byzantine era)
  3. (colloquial) scrawl, chicken scratch (hasty, often illegible handwriting)
  4. (dated) shorthand
    Synonym: стеногра́фия (stenográfija)
    перево́дческая ско́рописьperevódčeskaja skóropisʹinterpreter's shorthand

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: skoropis