дотла

Russian

Alternative forms

• до тла́ (do tlá) – Pre-reform orthography (1956)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɐtˈɫa]

Adverb

дотла́ • (dotlá)

1. to the ground

   сгоре́ть дотла́ ― sgorétʹ dotlá ― to burn to the ground