осыпать

Russian

Etymology 1

From о- (o-) +‎ сы́пать (sýpatʹ). Compare Czech osypat or Polish osypać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈsɨpətʲ]

Verb

осы́пать • (osýpatʹ) pf (imperfective осыпа́ть) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. to strew (with), to shower (on)
  2. to shower (with), to heap (on)
    осы́пать кого́-либо пода́рками (по́честями) ― osýpatʹ kovó-libo podárkami (póčestjami) ― to shower someone with gifts (honours)
    осы́пать кого́-либо уда́рами ― osýpatʹ kovó-libo udárami ― to shower/rain blows upon someone
    осы́пать кого́-либо насме́шками ― osýpatʹ kovó-libo nasméškami ― to heap ridicule on someone
    осы́пать кого́-либо бра́нью ― osýpatʹ kovó-libo bránʹju ― to heap abuse on someone
    осы́пать кого́-либо упрёками ― osýpatʹ kovó-libo uprjókami ― to hurl reproaches at someone
  3. (leaves, petals) to shed
Conjugation

Etymology 2

осы́пать (osýpatʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐsɨˈpatʲ]

Verb

осыпа́ть • (osypátʹ) impf (perfective осы́пать) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. to strew (with), to shower (on)
  2. to shower (with), to heap (on)
    осыпа́ть кого́-либо пода́рками (по́честями) ― osypátʹ kovó-libo podárkami (póčestjami) ― to shower someone with gifts (honours)
    осыпа́ть кого́-либо уда́рами ― osypátʹ kovó-libo udárami ― to shower/rain blows upon someone
    осыпа́ть кого́-либо насме́шками ― osypátʹ kovó-libo nasméškami ― to heap ridicule on someone
    осыпа́ть кого́-либо бра́нью ― osypátʹ kovó-libo bránʹju ― to heap abuse on someone
    осыпа́ть кого́-либо упрёками ― osypátʹ kovó-libo uprjókami ― to hurl reproaches at someone
  3. (leaves, petals) to shed
Conjugation

Derived terms

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