запой

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /zɐˈpoj/

Etymology 1

From за- +‎ пить, "drinking with abandon"

Noun

запой • (zapój) m

1. binge, bout, drinking bout (recurring drunkenness due to a pathological craving for alcoholic drink; a period of continuous drunkenness)

   недельный запой — week-long binge

   частые запои — frequent binges

2. booze
3. (by extension) binge (without stopping, in immoderate quantities; with unbridled enthusiasm)

   курить запоем — have a smoking binge

   читать запоем — have a reading binge

Declension

    declension of запой

	singular	plural
nominative	запо́й	запо́и
genitive	запо́я	запо́ев
dative	запо́ю	запо́ям
accusative	запо́й	запо́и
instrumental	запо́ем	запо́ями
prepositional	запо́е	запо́ях

Related terms

• запоем
• запойный

Etymology 2

From за- +‎ петь, "begin to sing"

Verb

запой (zapój)

1. Imperative singular of запеть