сыпать

See also: -сыпать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic сꙑпати (sypati), from Proto-Slavic *sỳpati (to pour, strew). Cognate to Latin supō, Latin dissipō (whence Russian диссипа́ция (dissipácija), English dissipate, English dissipation).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɨpətʲ]
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Verb

сы́пать • (sýpatʹimpf (perfective насы́пать or посы́пать)

  1. (also figurative) 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 деньга́миsýpatʹ denʹgámito squander money

Conjugation

Derived terms

Borrowed
  • диссипа́ция f (dissipácija)

Descendants

  • Ingrian: siputtaa