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Etymology 1

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о- (o-) +‎ писа́ть (pisátʹ, to write)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐpʲɪˈsatʲ]
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Verb

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описа́ть (opisátʹpf (imperfective опи́сывать)

  1. to describe, to depict, to portray (to represent in words)
  2. to make / take an inventory (of), to inventory
  3. (mathematics) to describe, to circumscribe
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Etymology 2

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о- (o-) +‎ пи́сать (písatʹ, to pee, to piss)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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опи́сать (opísatʹpf (imperfective опи́сывать)

  1. to urinate (on something)
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Further reading

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