пропаст

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *propastь, formed as про- (pro-) +‎ паст (past). In modern Bulgarian, паст (past) has developed the meaning gorge, maw (where food falls into), however, originally it would have meant downfall, drop.

Pronunciation

Noun

про́паст (própastf

  1. chasm, abyss
    Synonym: бездна (bezdna)
  2. steep dale, downslope, depression (geological formation)

Declension

Declension of про́паст
singular plural
indefinite про́паст
própast
про́пасти
própasti
definite пропастта́
propasttá
про́пастите
própastite

References

  • пропаст”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • пропаст”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *propastь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: про‧паст

Noun

пропаст (propastf

  1. chasm, abyss
    Synonym: бездна (bezdna)
  2. (figurative) antagonism
  3. downfall, devastation, destruction, collapse, doom
  4. doom, death

Declension

Declension of пропаст
singular plural
indefinite пропаст (propast) пропасти (propasti)
definite unspecified пропаста (propasta) пропастите (propastite)
definite proximal пропастиве (propastive)
definite distal пропастине (propastine)
vocative пропаст (propast) пропасти (propasti)

References

  • пропаст” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *propastь.

Noun

про̏па̄ст f (Latin spelling prȍpāst)

  1. collapse
  2. destruction
  3. downfall
  4. damnation

Declension

Declension of пропаст
singular plural
nominative пропаст пропасти
genitive пропасти пропасти
dative пропасти пропастима
accusative пропаст пропасти
vocative пропасти пропасти
locative пропасти пропастима
instrumental пропашћу пропастима

Further reading

  • пропаст”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025