просыпать

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Russian

Etymology 1

про- (pro-) +‎ -сыпа́ть (-sypátʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

просыпа́ть (prosypátʹimpf (perfective проспа́ть)

  1. to oversleep, to sleep in
  2. (colloquial) to miss (an opportunity, a chance etc.)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

про- (pro-) +‎ сы́пать (sýpatʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

просы́пать (prosýpatʹpf (imperfective просыпа́ть) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. to spill (something solid)
Conjugation

Etymology 3

просы́пать (prosýpatʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

просыпа́ть (prosypátʹimpf (perfective просы́пать) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. to spill (something solid)
Conjugation