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ги́бель

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountablenoun in -ь
  • 1.

    death, loss of life, perishing

    Мы узна́ли о ги́бели дру́га то́лько че́рез ме́сяц.

    We only learned of our friend's death a month later.

    Used of dying in an accident, war or disaster, not of a peaceful death.

  • 2.

    destruction, ruin, downfall, collapse

    Э́та война́ привела́ страну́ к ги́бели.

    That war brought the country to ruin.

  • 3.

    sinking, loss, wreck

    Причи́ну ги́бели су́дна так и не вы́яснили.

    The cause of the ship's sinking was never established.

  • 4.

    (rareloads, a huge amount

    На пло́щади наро́ду — ги́бель!

    There are loads of people on the square!

    Colloquial, used as a quantity word with the genitive.

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SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

ги́бель

ги́бели

Gen.Genitive

ги́бели

ги́белей

Dat.Dative

ги́бели

ги́белям

Acc.Accusative

ги́бель

ги́бели

Inst.Instrumental

ги́белью

ги́белями

Prep.Prepositional

ги́бели

ги́белях

Word familyги́бельPRO

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  • Iron edited translation 3 days ago.
  • editkurali edited translation 9 months ago.