how to pronounce пасть

/pasʲtʲ/

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пасть is pronounced in one syllable

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sʲ

tʲ

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An example use of пасть in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… впечатлений пасть сосед по шоссе по …”

meanings of пасть

verb:

To fall on an option.
To fall, to die on the battlefield, to be killed in action.
To stoop, to lower one's morals.
To fall, to lose power, to cease to exist, to be toppled.
To fall.
To fall, to give way under siege.

noun:

Mouth, maw, jaws (of an animal, reptile or fish).
Trap, snare.
Throat.
Mouth, piehole.
Wide inlet on a device, structure or construction.

пасть frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word пасть occurs in russian on average 4.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.