запивон

Russian

Etymology

запива́ть (zapivátʹ) +‎ -он (-on).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zəpʲɪˈvon]
  • Hyphenation: за‧пи‧вон

Noun

запиво́н • (zapivónm inan (genitive запиво́на, uncountable)

  1. (slang) a chaser (when drinking alcohol, any liquid that contains fewer degrees and is used to wash down the previously consumed one)
    Synonym: запи́вка f (zapívka)

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian запиво́н (zapivón).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐpeˈwɔn]
  • Hyphenation: за‧пи‧вон

Noun

запиво́н • (zapyvónm inan (genitive запиво́ну, uncountable)

  1. (slang) a chaser (when drinking alcohol, any liquid that contains fewer degrees and is used to wash down the previously consumed one)

Declension

Declension of запиво́н
(inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)
singular
nominative запиво́н
zapyvón
genitive запиво́ну
zapyvónu
dative запиво́нові, запиво́ну
zapyvónovi, zapyvónu
accusative запиво́н
zapyvón
instrumental запиво́ном
zapyvónom
locative запиво́ну, запиво́ні
zapyvónu, zapyvóni
vocative запиво́не
zapyvóne
  • запива́ти impf (zapyváty), запи́ти pf (zapýty)

Further reading

  • Kondratiuk, T. M. (2006) “запивон”, in Словник сучасного українського сленгу [Dictionary of Modern Ukrainian Slang] (in Ukrainian), Kharkiv: Folio, →ISBN