отъе́сть

rare #51794

verbperfective imperfective is отъеда́ть

1.
to bite off, to eat off, to nibble off, to gnaw off
Мышь отъе́ла край сыра.
The mouse nibbled off the edge of the cheese.
Perfective; imperfective отъедать.
2.
(rare) to eat away, to corrode, to burn awaychemistry
Кислота́ отъе́ла кра́ску с мета́лла.
The acid ate the paint away from the metal.
Of acid or other corrosive substances.
3.
(rare) to finish eating, to finish one's meal
Гости отъе́ли и вышли и́з-за стола́.
The guests finished eating and got up from the table.
Colloquial and regional.

Examples

Мышь отъела кусок от сыра.
The mouse nibbled off a piece of the cheese.
Том отъе́л у меня полбутерброда.
Tom ate half of my sandwich.
Ржавчина отъела край металлической трубы.
Rust has eaten away the edge of the metal pipe.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	отъе́шь
вы	отъе́шьте

Active present	-
Active past	отъе́вший	plump, stout, corpulent, having put on weight
Passive present	-
Passive past	отъе́денный	eaten away, bitten off, gnawed off
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	отъев отъевши	while doing (past)