обсыпать

Russian

Etymology 1

об- (ob-) +‎ сы́пать (sýpatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐpˈsɨpətʲ]

Verb

обсы́пать • (obsýpatʹ) pf (imperfective обсыпа́ть) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. (also impersonal) to cover by sprinkling, to sprinkle over (+ accusative, someone/something, + instrumental, with something)
    меня́ обсы́пало сне́гом ― menjá obsýpalo snégom ― I was covered in snow
  2. to cover densely, to dot
  3. to cause (something loose) to fall
  4. (colloquial, impersonal) to cover with a rash
    его́ лицо́ обсы́пало пры́щиками ― jevó licó obsýpalo prýščikami ― his face was covered with pimples
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • обсыпа́ться impf (obsypátʹsja), обсы́паться pf (obsýpatʹsja)
  • обсы́пка (obsýpka)
  • обсыпно́й (obsypnój)

Etymology 2

обсы́пать (obsýpatʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐpsɨˈpatʲ]

Verb

обсыпа́ть • (obsypátʹ) impf (perfective обсы́пать) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. (also impersonal) to cover by sprinkling, to sprinkle over (+ accusative + instrumental, with)
    меня́ обсыпа́ет сне́гом ― menjá obsypájet snégom ― I am covered in snow
  2. to cover densely, to dot
  3. to cause (something loose) to fall
  4. (colloquial, impersonal) to cover with a rash
    его́ лицо́ обсыпа́ет пры́щиками ― jevó licó obsypájet prýščikami ― his face is covered with pimples
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • обсыпа́ться impf (obsypátʹsja), обсы́паться pf (obsýpatʹsja)
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