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Etymology

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омы́ть (omýtʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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омыва́ть (omyvátʹimpf (perfective омы́ть)

  1. (literary, also impersonal) to wash
    дождь омы́л у́лицыdoždʹ omýl úlicythe rain washed the streets
    у́лицы омы́ло дождёмúlicy omýlo doždjómthe streets were washed by the rain
  2. (imperfective only) to pour over from all sides, to lap (of water)
  3. (imperfective only) to surround with its water (of the sea or ocean)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • омывать in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru