засыпать

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Russian

Etymology 1

за- (za-) +‎ сы́пать (sýpatʹ)

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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
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Etymology 2

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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
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Etymology 3

за- (za-) +‎ -сыпа́ть (-sypátʹ)

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засыпа́ть (zasypátʹimpf (perfective засну́ть or усну́ть)

  1. to fall asleep, to drop off to sleep
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засыпа́ть (zasypátʹimpf (perfective заспа́ть)

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