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Intransitive Start посы́пать Verb посыпа́ть Impf./Pf Forms Differ

Front посы́пать • verb pf (imperfective сы́пать or посыпа́ть) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)
Back
  1. to pour (of friable/solid objects, such as sands, not liquids; sometimes used figuratively)
  2. to sprinkle, 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)

Similar headwords

  • посыпа́ть • verb impf (perfective посы́пать) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)
Lemma посыпать
RevId 51056983

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