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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въпити (vŭpiti) with levelling of the present stem.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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вопия́ть (vopijátʹimpf (perfective возопия́ть or возопи́ть)

  1. (archaic) to appeal (to God for mercy, justice, vengeance, etc.)
  2. (archaic) to cry out, to yell, to scream
    Synonym: вопи́ть (vopítʹ)
  3. (archaic) to lament, to wail for the dead

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