потонуть

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ тону́ть (tonútʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

потону́ть (potonútʹpf (imperfective тону́ть or потопа́ть)

  1. to sink, to go down
  2. to drown
  3. to be lost

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