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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kypě̀ti, from Proto-Indo-European *kwep-, whence English cupidity, covet and hope.
Pronunciation
Verb
кипе́ть • (kipétʹ) impf (perfective закипе́ть)
- to boil, to seethe
- кипе́ть ключо́м ― kipétʹ ključóm ― to boil over
- to boil, to rage, to seethe, to burn (in terms of emotions)
- кипе́ть зло́бой ― kipétʹ zlóboj ― to boil with anger
- to be in full swing (in terms of action)
- Рабо́та кипи́т. ― Rabóta kipít. ― The work is in full swing.
Conjugation
Conjugation of кипе́ть (class 5b imperfective intransitive)
Derived terms
- вскипе́ть pf (vskipétʹ), вскипа́ть impf (vskipátʹ)
- вы́кипеть pf (výkipetʹ), выкипа́ть impf (vykipátʹ)
- докипе́ть pf (dokipétʹ), докипа́ть impf (dokipátʹ)
- закипе́ть pf (zakipétʹ), закипа́ть impf (zakipátʹ)
- накипе́ть pf (nakipétʹ), накипа́ть impf (nakipátʹ)
- откипе́ть pf (otkipétʹ), откипа́ть impf (otkipátʹ)
- перекипе́ть pf (perekipétʹ), перекипа́ть impf (perekipátʹ)
- покипе́ть pf (pokipétʹ)
- прикипе́ть pf (prikipétʹ), прикипа́ть impf (prikipátʹ)
- прокипе́ть pf (prokipétʹ), прокипа́ть impf (prokipátʹ)
- раскипе́ться pf (raskipétʹsja)
- скипе́ться pf (skipétʹsja), скипа́ться impf (skipátʹsja)
- укипе́ть pf (ukipétʹ), укипа́ть impf (ukipátʹ)
Related terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кипеть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress