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From за- (za-) +‎ гиба́ти (hybáty) (dialectal), from Old East Slavic гꙑбати (gybati), from Proto-Slavic *gybati. Compare Bulgarian заги́вам (zagívam).

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загиба́ти (zahybátyimpf (perfective заги́нути or заги́бнути)

  1. to perish, to die (lose one's life, especially in a sudden violent way)
    Hypernyms: вмира́ти impf (vmyráty), умира́ти impf (umyráty), помира́ти impf (pomyráty)
  2. (figurative) to be lost (cease to exist)

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