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Etymology 1 edit

об- (ob-) +‎ сы́пать (sýpatʹ)

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обсы́пать (obsýpatʹpf (imperfective обсыпа́ть) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. (also impersonal) to cover by sprinkling, to sprinkle over (+ accusative, someone/something, + instrumental, with something)
    меня́ обсы́пало сне́гомmenjá obsýpalo snégomI was covered in snow
  2. to cover densely, to dot
  3. to cause (something loose) to fall
  4. (colloquial, impersonal) to cover with a rash
    его́ лицо́ обсы́пало пры́щикамиjevó licó obsýpalo prýščikamihis face was covered with pimples
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Etymology 2 edit

обсы́пать (obsýpatʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

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обсыпа́ть (obsypátʹimpf (perfective обсы́пать) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. (also impersonal) to cover by sprinkling, to sprinkle over (+ accusative + instrumental, with)
    меня́ обсыпа́ет сне́гомmenjá obsypájet snégomI am covered in snow
  2. to cover densely, to dot
  3. to cause (something loose) to fall
  4. (colloquial, impersonal) to cover with a rash
    его́ лицо́ обсыпа́ет пры́щикамиjevó licó obsypájet prýščikamihis face is covered with pimples
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