przepaść

Meaning

Noun

1. abyss (a bottomless or unfathomed depth)
2. chasm
3. precipice

Verb

1. to disappear, to be lost
2. to fail, to fall through

Verb

1. to overfeed
2. to use (e.g. a meadow) as pasture

Hyphenated as

prze‧paść

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpʂɛ.paɕt͡ɕ/

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perpastь, *propastь.

Sentences

” Istnieje przepaść pomiędzy ich życiem a tym , co wiedzą o życiu .

“ There is a gap between their lives and what they know about life.