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щипать

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščipati. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian штипати, Czech štípat.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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щипа́ть (ščipátʹimpf (perfective (semelfactive) щипну́ть, verbal noun (nomen actionis) щипа́ние or (nomen resultatis) щипо́к or (nomen agentis, occasional) щипу́н or (nomen agentis, occasional) щипа́тель or (nomen agentis) щипа́ч or (nomen instrumenti) щипцы́)

  1. to pinch
    Perfective: ущипну́ть (uščipnútʹ)
  2. to pluck
    Perfectives: ощипа́ть (oščipátʹ), общипа́ть (obščipátʹ)

Conjugation

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Verb

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щипа́ть (ščipátʹimpf

  1. (intransitive, also impersonal) to burn, to sting
  2. to nibble

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “щипать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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