Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
запой. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
запой, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
запой in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
запой you have here. The definition of the word
запой will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
запой, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zapojь. Compare запи́ть (zapítʹ). See *piti for more information.
Noun
запо́й • (zapój) m inan (genitive запо́я, nominative plural запо́и, genitive plural запо́ев)
- binge, bout, drinking bout (recurring drunkenness due to a pathological craving for alcoholic drink; a period of continuous drunkenness)
- неде́льный запо́й ― nedélʹnyj zapój ― week-long binge
- ча́стые запо́и ― částyje zapói ― frequent binges
1790, Александр Радищев, “Подберезье”, in Путешествие из Петербурга в Москву; English translation from Leo Wiener, transl., A Journey From St. Petersburg to Moscow, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1958:Голова моя была свинцовой тяжелее, хуже, нежели бывает с похмелья у пьяниц, которые по неделе пьют запоем.- Golova moja byla svincovoj tjaželeje, xuže, neželi byvajet s poxmelʹja u pʹjanic, kotoryje po nedele pʹjut zapojem.
- My head was heavier than lead, worse than a drunkard’s head would be after a drunken bout a week long.
- booze
- (by extension) binge (without stopping, in immoderate quantities; with unbridled enthusiasm)
- кури́ть запо́ем ― kurítʹ zapójem ― have a smoking binge
- чита́ть запо́ем ― čitátʹ zapójem ― have a reading binge
Declension
Etymology 2
Verb
запо́й • (zapój)
- second-person singular imperative perfective of запе́ть (zapétʹ)