дотла

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of до (do) +‎ тла (tla), genitive case of the obsolete noun тло (tlo, bottom).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɐtˈɫa]

Adverb

дотла́ • (dotlá)

  1. to the ground
    сгоре́ть дотла́sgorétʹ dotláto burn to the ground

Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of до (do) +‎ тла (tla), genitive case of тло (tlo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɔtˈɫa]
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

дотла́ • (dotlá)

  1. to the ground
    згорі́ти дотла́zhoríty dotláto burn to the ground

References

  • Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “дотла”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 437

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