осыпать

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Russian

Etymology 1

From о- (o-) +‎ сы́пать (sýpatʹ). Compare Czech osypat or Polish osypać.

Pronunciation

Verb

осы́пать (osýpatʹpf (imperfective осыпа́ть) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. to strew (with), to shower (on)
  2. to shower (with), to heap (on)
    осы́пать кого́-либо пода́рками (по́честями)osýpatʹ kovó-libo podárkami (póčestjami)to shower someone with gifts (honours/honors)
    осы́пать кого́-либо уда́рамиosýpatʹ kovó-libo udáramito shower/rain blows upon someone
    осы́пать кого́-либо насме́шкамиosýpatʹ kovó-libo nasméškamito heap ridicule on someone
    осы́пать кого́-либо бра́ньюosýpatʹ kovó-libo bránʹjuto heap abuse on someone
    осы́пать кого́-либо упрёкамиosýpatʹ kovó-libo uprjókamito hurl reproaches at someone
  3. (leaves, petals) to shed
Conjugation

Etymology 2

осы́пать (osýpatʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

осыпа́ть (osypátʹimpf (perfective осы́пать) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. to strew (with), to shower (on)
  2. to shower (with), to heap (on)
    осыпа́ть кого́-либо пода́рками (по́честями)osypátʹ kovó-libo podárkami (póčestjami)to shower someone with gifts (honours/honors)
    осыпа́ть кого́-либо уда́рамиosypátʹ kovó-libo udáramito shower/rain blows upon someone
    осыпа́ть кого́-либо насме́шкамиosypátʹ kovó-libo nasméškamito heap ridicule on someone
    осыпа́ть кого́-либо бра́ньюosypátʹ kovó-libo bránʹjuto heap abuse on someone
    осыпа́ть кого́-либо упрёкамиosypátʹ kovó-libo uprjókamito hurl reproaches at someone
  3. (leaves, petals) to shed
Conjugation

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