сыпать

See also: -сыпать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic сꙑпати (sypati), from Proto-Slavic *sỳpati (“to pour, strew”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɨpətʲ]
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Verb

сы́пать • (sýpatʹ) impf (perfective насы́пать or посы́пать)

  1. (also figurative) to pour (of friable/solid objects, such as sand; not liquids)
    сы́пать остро́тами ― sýpatʹ ostrótami ― to witticize
    сы́пать соль на ра́ну ― sýpatʹ solʹ na ránu ― to pour salt on the wound, to rub it in
  2. to squander
    сы́пать деньга́ми ― sýpatʹ denʹgámi ― to squander money

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Descendants

  • → Ingrian: siputtaa
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