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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
подного́тная • (podnogótnaja)
- feminine nominative singular of подного́тный (podnogótnyj)
Etymology 2
Ellipsis of подного́тная пра́вда (podnogótnaja právda, literally “the truth from under the fingernails”), extracted by torture in ancient times.
Noun
подного́тная • (podnogótnaja) f inan (genitive подного́тной, uncountable)
- lowdown, ins and outs
- Узна́ть всю подного́тную ― Uznátʹ vsju podnogótnuju ― To find out all the whole truth (e.g. about a person).
Declension