омывать

Russian

Etymology

омы́ть (omýtʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐmɨˈvatʲ]

Verb

омыва́ть • (omyvátʹ) impf (perfective омы́ть)

  1. (literary, also impersonal) to wash
    дождь омы́л у́лицы ― doždʹ omýl úlicy ― the rain washed the streets
    у́лицы омы́ло дождём ― úlicy omýlo doždjóm ― the streets were washed by the rain
  2. (imperfective only) to pour over from all sides, to lap (of water)
  3. (imperfective only) to surround with its water (of the sea or ocean)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • омыва́ться impf (omyvátʹsja), омы́ться pf (omýtʹsja)
  • омыва́ние (omyvánije)
  • омове́ние (omovénije)

Further reading

  • омывать in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
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