подкапывать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐtˈkapɨvətʲ]

Etymology 1

подкопа́ть (podkopátʹ) + -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Verb

подка́пывать (podkápyvatʹ) impf (perfective подкопа́ть)

  1. to dig out the earth under (something), to undermine, to sap
  2. to dig (a passage or tunnel) under
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) to undermine
  4. (colloquial) to dig a bit, to dig a part of, to dig additionally
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • подка́пывание (podkápyvanije)

Etymology 2

подка́пать (podkápatʹ) + -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Verb

подка́пывать (podkápyvatʹ) impf (perfective подка́пать or подка́пнуть)

  1. to drip adding to what is already present, to accumulate (drops of something)
Conjugation
  • ка́пать impf (kápatʹ), нака́пать pf (nakápatʹ)
  • ка́пание (kápanije)
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