засыпать

Russian

Etymology 1

за- (za-) +‎ сы́пать (sýpatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈsɨpətʲ]

Verb

засы́пать • (zasýpatʹpf (imperfective засыпа́ть) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. to fill up
  2. to cover, to bury under
  3. to engulf
  4. to pour into
  5. to begin to pour, to strew (see сы́пать (sýpatʹ))
  6. to bombard with, to heap upon, to load with
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zəsɨˈpatʲ]

Verb

засыпа́ть • (zasypátʹimpf (perfective засы́пать) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. to fill
  2. to cover
  3. to engulf
  4. to pour into
  5. to overwhelm
  6. to assail, to shower, to besiege
  7. to lavish on
Conjugation

Etymology 3

за- (za-) +‎ -сыпа́ть (-sypátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zəsɨˈpatʲ]

Verb

засыпа́ть • (zasypátʹimpf (perfective засну́ть or усну́ть)

  1. to fall asleep, to drop off to sleep
Conjugation

Verb

засыпа́ть • (zasypátʹimpf (perfective заспа́ть)

  1. (rare, dated, colloquial) to smother a baby in one’s sleep
Conjugation