запо́й
rare #12022
nounmasculineinanimatecountable
- 1.
drinking bout, binge, bender
Он ушёл в запо́й на целую неде́лю.
He went on a bender for a whole week.
Refers to a days-long, often recurring bout of heavy drinking; common in уйти в запой 'go on a bender'. The instrumental запоем also means 'avidly' (читать запоем 'read voraciously').
- 2.
(rare) sing (imperative), strike up a songgrammar
Запо́й нам что́-нибудь весёлое!
Sing us something cheerful!
Homograph: verb form, the singular imperative of запеть, not the noun.
Examples
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | запо́й | запо́и |
| Gen.Genitive | запо́я | запо́ев |
| Dat.Dative | запо́ю | запо́ям |
| Acc.Accusative | запо́й | запо́и |
| Inst.Instrumental | запо́ем | запо́ями |
| Prep.Prepositional | запо́е | запо́ях |
Word familyзапо́йPRO
- запо́йdrinking bout; sing (imperative)
- запо́йныйchronically drunk; binge drinker
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