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сыпать

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See also: -сыпать

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic сꙑпати (sypati), from Proto-Slavic *sỳpati (to pour, strew). Cognate to Latin supō, Latin dissipō (whence Russian диссипа́ция (dissipácija), English dissipate, English dissipation).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsɨpətʲ]
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Verb

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сы́пать (sýpatʹimpf (perfective насы́пать or посы́пать)

  1. (also figurative) to pour (of friable/solid objects, such as sand; not liquids)
    сы́пать остро́тамиsýpatʹ ostrótamito witticize
    сы́пать соль на ра́нуsýpatʹ solʹ na ránuto pour salt on the wound, to rub it in
  2. to squander
    сы́пать деньга́миsýpatʹ denʹgámito squander money

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: siputtaa