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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klepati.

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клепа́ть (klepátʹimpf (perfective заклепа́ть or склепа́ть)

  1. to rivet
    Perfective: заклепа́ть (zaklepátʹ)
  2. to connect metal parts, to bending edges and flattening them
    Perfective: склепа́ть (sklepátʹ)
  3. to hammer straight (a blade or iron strip), making it thinner and sharper
    Perfective: вы́клепать (výklepatʹ)
  4. (colloquial, derogatory) to make, to manufacture

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клепа́ть (klepátʹimpf (perfective наклепа́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to slander, to malign

Usage notes edit

  • The rare and awkward past passive participle клёпанный (kljópannyj) is occasionally found.

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