Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • запи́л: IPA(key): [zɐˈpʲiɫ]
  • за́пил: IPA(key): [ˈzapʲɪɫ]

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

запи́л (zapíl)

  1. masculine singular past indicative perfective of запи́ть (zapítʹ)

Verb edit

за́пил (zápil)

  1. masculine singular past indicative perfective of запи́ть (zapítʹ)

Etymology 2 edit

From the verb запилить (zapilitʹ), a form of пилить (pilitʹ, to saw).

(Internet slang): Also from запилить (zapilitʹ), but used in a context of a 2006 meme video, where a man is asking to saw back his door, which was sawed by the police forces.

Noun edit

запи́л (zapílm inan (genitive запи́ла, nominative plural запи́лы, genitive plural запи́лов)

  1. (music, colloquial) a guitar solo (usually the bass guitar or the electric one) or a fast violin solo
    У "Скинердов" порой встречаются мощные запилы
    U "Skinerdov" poroj vstrečajutsja moščnyje zapily
    Sometimes one can find some heavy guitar solos by the "Skynyrds"
  2. (Internet, slang) reparation, creation (e.g. of a website)
    Запил новой игрыZapil novoj igryCreation of a new (video) game
Declension edit