propast

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *propastь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpropast]

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• Hyphenation: pro‧past

Noun

propast f (diminutive propástka)

1. abyss (bottomless or unfathomed depth)

Declension

Declension of propast (i-stem feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	propast	propasti
genitive	propasti	propastí
dative	propasti	propastem
accusative	propast	propasti
vocative	propasti	propasti
locative	propasti	propastech
instrumental	propastí	propastmi

Related terms

• propastný

Further reading

• “propast”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “propast”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “propast”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *propastь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prôpaːst/

Noun

prȍpāst f (Cyrillic spelling про̏па̄ст)

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

Declension

Declension of propast

	singular	plural
nominative	propast	propasti
genitive	propasti	propasti
dative	propasti	propastima
accusative	propast	propasti
vocative	propasti	propasti
locative	propasti	propastima
instrumental	propašću	propastima

Further reading

• “propast”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026