запой

See also: запои and зяпой

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈpoj]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zapojь. Compare запи́ть (zapítʹ). See *piti for more information.

Noun

запо́й • (zapój) m inan (genitive запо́я, nominative plural запо́и, genitive plural запо́ев)

  1. binge, bout, drinking bout (recurring drunkenness due to a pathological craving for alcoholic drink; a period of continuous drunkenness)
    неде́льный запо́й ― nedélʹnyj zapój ― week-long binge
    ча́стые запо́и ― částyje zapói ― frequent binges
  2. booze
  3. (by extension) binge (without stopping, in immoderate quantities; with unbridled enthusiasm)
    кури́ть запо́ем ― kurítʹ zapójem ― have a smoking binge
    чита́ть запо́ем ― čitátʹ zapójem ― have a reading binge
Declension

Verb

запо́й • (zapój)

  1. second-person singular imperative perfective of запе́ть (zapétʹ)
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