дотла

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of до (do) +‎ тла (tla), genitive case of the obsolete noun тло (tlo, bottom).

Pronunciation

Adverb

дотла́ (dotlá)

  1. to the ground
    сгоре́ть дотла́sgorétʹ dotláto burn to the ground