сыпать

See also: -сыпать

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɨpətʲ]

Verb

сы́пать (sýpatʹ) impf (perfective насы́пать or посы́пать)

  1. (also figuratively) to pour (of friable/solid objects, such as sand; not liquids)
    сы́пать остро́тамиsýpatʹ ostrótamito witticize
    сы́пать соль на ра́нуsýpatʹ solʹ na ránuto pour salt on the wound, to rub it in
  2. to squander
    сы́пать де́ньгамиsýpatʹ dénʹgamito squander money

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

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