Contionary:сиппӏ

Guimin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European **séskpwōs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sipʼː]

Adverb

сиппӏ • (sipp’)

1. about to, almost

   Гӯ пицца лыъктӏрэ̄быд кӏәръубэ̄с тӏанрисс иттӏытӏ пӏокӏтӏ сиппӏ, пӏәччӏ тӏэ̄мс нибӣъды гьәмәтӏ мацордӣъ тӏипӏисәс упӏчӏәш ӣхды, гьу фәшилппӏәд тырулъэ̄сы пӏэ̄т кәм ппӏымуъпӏтӏэ ттӏилды.

   Gū picca lyˤkt’rēbyd kʔärˤubēs t’anriss itt’yt’ p’okʔt’ sipp’, p’äčč’ t’ēms nibīˤdy hämät’ macordīˤ t’ip’isäs up’č’äš īxdy, hu fäšilpp’äd tyrulˤēsy p’ēt käm pp’ymuˤp’t’e tt’ildy.

   The pizza was almost done cooking when a storm took the power out, so they left it alone hoping the residual heat would do the job, and when that failed they got oldschool putting some tinder under the oven.

Usage notes

Used when the action is complete at time of speaking; see also ачӏ