пропасть

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Old Church Slavonic

Noun

пропасть (propastĭf

  1. abyss

Declension

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Russian

Etymology 1

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Noun

про́пасть (própastʹf inan (genitive про́пасти, nominative plural про́пасти, genitive plural про́пастей or пропасте́й)

  1. precipice, abyss, chasm
  2. lots, tons
Declension

Etymology 2

From про- (pro-) +‎ пасть (pastʹ), from Proto-Slavic.

Pronunciation

Verb

пропа́сть (propástʹpf (imperfective пропада́ть)

  1. to get lost, to be done
  2. to disappear, to vanish
  3. to lose, to fail
  4. to perish, to die
  5. to be wasted
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