сопеть

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic сопѣти (sopěti), from Proto-Slavic *sopěti. Cognates include Ukrainian сопі́ти (sopíty), Belarusian сапці́ (sapcí) or со́пці (sópci).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɐˈpʲetʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

сопе́ть • (sopétʹimpf

  1. to wheeze (to breathe heavily and noisily through the nose)
    Synonym: хрипе́ть (xripétʹ)
  2. to sniffle

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • сопе́ль f (sopélʹ), сопе́лка f (sopélka)
  • сопе́льщик m anim (sopélʹščik)

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