копить

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic копити (kopiti, to amass, to gather, e.g. people for an army), from Proto-Slavic *kopiti (to stack, to pile, e.g. hay), from *kopa (heap, pile), from *kopati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kop-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (to strike, beat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈpʲitʲ]
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Verb

копи́ть • (kopítʹ) impf (perfective накопи́ть)

  1. (transitive) to accumulate, to gather, to amass
    Synonyms: нака́пливать (nakáplivatʹ), накопля́ть (nakopljátʹ), аккумули́ровать (akkumulírovatʹ), собира́ть (sobirátʹ), сберега́ть (sberegátʹ)
  2. to save up (money)
  3. (figurative) to save up
    копи́ть си́лыkopítʹ sílyto save one's strength
  4. to hide, to conceal (feelings, knowledge, etc.)
    Synonyms: скрыва́ть (skryvátʹ), таи́ть (taítʹ)

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