Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gybnǫti. Cognates include Russian ги́нуть (gínutʹ), Old Church Slavonic гꙑбнѫти (gybnǫti).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡʲibnʊtʲ]
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Verb

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ги́бнуть (gíbnutʹimpf (perfective поги́бнуть)

  1. to perish, to die
    Synonyms: умира́ть (umirátʹ), погиба́ть (pogibátʹ)

Conjugation

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гибнуть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress