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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch stoppen (to darn) or from German stopfen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʂtopətʲ]
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Verb

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што́пать (štópatʹimpf (perfective зашто́пать)

  1. to darn (stitch with thread)
    Synonyms: зашто́пывать (zaštópyvatʹ); чини́ть (činítʹ), лата́ть (latátʹ), лечи́ть (lečítʹ)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: štoopata

Further reading

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