посыпать

по- (po-) +‎ сы́пать (sýpatʹ)

• IPA^(key):

посы́пать • (posýpatʹ) pf (imperfective сы́пать or посыпа́ть) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

1. to pour (of friable/solid objects, such as sands, not liquids; sometimes used figuratively)
2. to sprinkle, to strew
3. (colloquial, intransitive) to start falling (of precipitation like rain or snow)
4. (figuratively, colloquial, intransitive) to start saying words frequently
5. to start saying quickly
6. (colloquial, intransitive) to dash quickly (for many entities)

посы́пать (posýpatʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

• IPA^(key):

посыпа́ть • (posypátʹ) impf (perfective посы́пать) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

1. to pour (of friable/solid objects, such as sands, not liquids; sometimes used figuratively)
2. to scatter (on a surface)
3. to sprinkle, to strew

• посыпа́ться impf (posypátʹsja), посы́паться pf (posýpatʹsja)

• посыпа́ние n (posypánije)