кипеть

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kypě̀ti, from Proto-Indo-European *kwep-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲɪˈpʲetʲ]
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Verb

кипе́ть (kipétʹ) impf (perfective закипе́ть)

  1. to boil, to seethe
    кипе́ть ключо́мkipétʹ ključómto boil over
  2. to boil, to rage, to seethe, to burn (in terms of emotions)
    кипе́ть зло́бойkipétʹ zlóbojto boil with anger
  3. to be in full swing (in terms of action)
    Рабо́та кипи́т.Rabóta kipít.The work is in full swing.

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

  • ки́пень (kípenʹ)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), кипеть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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