how to pronounce пропасть

/ˈpropəsʲtʲ/

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пропасть is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… ирана рухнула в пропасть однако довольно …”

meanings of пропасть

verb:

To disappear, to vanish.
To perish, to die.
To lose, to fail.
To get lost, to be done.
To be wasted.

noun:

Precipice, abyss, chasm.
Lots, tons.

пропасть frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word пропасть occurs in russian on average 7.5 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.