крайний

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krajьnъ. By surface analysis, край (kraj) +‎ -ний (-nij).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

кра́йний (krájnij)

  1. outermost
  2. extreme, utmost
    Synonyms: преде́льный (predélʹnyj), чрезвыча́йный (črezvyčájnyj), необыча́йный (neobyčájnyj)
  3. (euphemistic, colloquial) last, most recent
    Synonyms: после́дний (poslédnij), заключи́тельный (zaključítelʹnyj)

Usage notes

  • The word после́дний (poslédnij) in the sense of “last, final” may be euphemistically replaced by кра́йний (krájnij) by native speakers who perform dangerous jobs (e.g. pilots, climbers, etc.) due to a superstitious fear of foretelling one's death; после́дний (poslédnij) can be seen as connoting “for the last time ”.

Declension

Noun

кра́йний (krájnijm anim (genitive кра́йнего, nominative plural кра́йние, genitive plural кра́йних, feminine кра́йняя)

  1. (colloquial) scapegoat, fall guy
    Synonyms: козёл отпуще́ния (kozjól otpuščénija), стре́лочник (stréločnik)

Declension