сопля

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sopъľa. Cognate with Czech sopel.

For the cognation with Russian сопе́ть (sopétʹ), compare typologically English snivel.

• IPA^(key): [sɐˈplʲa]

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сопля́ • (sopljá) f inan (genitive сопли́, nominative plural со́пли, genitive plural сопле́й, diminutive со́пелька)

1. (colloquial) (a piece of) snivel, snot (mucus)
2. (sports) ping-pong ball flying in close to vertical direction, difficult or impossible to catch

сопля́ • (sopljá) f anim (genitive сопли́, nominative plural *сопли́, genitive plural *сопле́й, diminutive соплю́шка)

1. brat, worthless, lousy person; wimp, spineless person, weakling

• сопли́вый (soplívyj)
• сопля́к m anim (soplják), сопля́чка f anim (sopljáčka)

Compound words:

• соплежу́й m anim (sopležúj), соплежу́йство n (sopležújstvo)

• сопа́тка f (sopátka)
• сопе́ть impf (sopétʹ)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sopъľa. Cognate with Czech sopel.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɔplʲɐ]

со́пля • (sóplja) f inan (genitive со́плі, nominative plural со́плі, genitive plural со́пель)

1. (a piece of) snivel, snot (mucus)

со́пля • (sóplja) f pers (genitive со́плі, nominative plural со́плі, genitive plural со́пель)

1. (derogatory, rare) brat, worthless, lousy person; wimp, spineless person, weakling

• сопля́к m (soplják)
• сопли́вий (soplývyj)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “со́пля”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund (2001–2025) “Словники України” online [Dictionaries of Ukraine online]‎^[1] (in Ukrainian)