нашептать

Russian

Etymology

на- (na-) +‎ шепта́ть (šeptátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nəʂɨpˈtatʲ]

Verb

нашепта́ть • (našeptátʹpf (imperfective нашёптывать)

  1. (dated) to whisper
  2. (figurative) to whisper in (someone's) ear [(optional) with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’]
  3. (figurative) to suggest secretly, to gossip [(optional) with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’]
  4. (colloquial) to utter a charm or spell [with на (na, + accusative) ‘on something, giving it magical power’]

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • нашепта́ться (našeptátʹsja)
  • нашепта́ние (našeptánije)
  • нашёптывание (našóptyvanije)