шептать

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šьpъtati, of onomatopoeic origin. Cognates include Ukrainian шепта́ти (šeptáty), Belarusian шапта́ць (šaptácʹ), Polish szeptać, Bulgarian шептя́ (šeptjá), etc.

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Verb

шепта́ть (šeptátʹimpf (perfective прошепта́ть or шепну́ть)

  1. to whisper (to talk in a quiet voice)
    • 1886, Михаил Салтыков-Щедрин [Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin], Вяленая вобла; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):
      Ли́шняя со́весть наполня́ет сердца́ ро́бостью, остана́вливает ру́ку, кото́рая гото́ва ка́мень бро́сить, ше́пчет судье́: «Прове́рь самого́ себя́!»
      Líšnjaja sóvestʹ napolnjájet serdcá róbostʹju, ostanávlivajet rúku, kotóraja gotóva kámenʹ brósitʹ, šépčet sudʹjé: «Provérʹ samovó sebjá!»
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