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Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic послѣдьнъ (poslědĭnŭ), from послѣди (poslědi) + -ьнъ (-ĭnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *poslědьnъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
после́дний • (poslédnij)
- last, latest, recent
- в после́днее вре́мя ― v poslédneje vrémja ― of late
- за после́днее вре́мя ― za poslédneje vrémja ― recently
- после́дняя мо́да ― poslédnjaja móda ― the latest fashion
- final, ultimate, definitive
- после́дний срок ― poslédnij srok ― deadline
- после́днее сло́во ― poslédneje slóvo ― the last word
- latter
- (colloquial) worst
- после́дний сорт ― poslédnij sort ― the worst kind
- после́днее де́ло ― poslédneje délo ― the worst solution
- после́дняя же́нщина ― poslédnjaja žénščina ― prostitute
Usage notes
- Due to negative connotations, sometimes replaced with the euphemism кра́йний (krájnij) in modern colloquial usage.
Declension
Declension of после́дний (unknown short forms)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “последний”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress