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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin retrogradus.
Pronunciation
Noun
ретрогра́д • (retrográd) m anim (genitive ретрогра́да, nominative plural ретрогра́ды, genitive plural ретрогра́дов, feminine ретрогра́дка)
- retrograde
1877, Лев Толстой [Leo Tolstoy], “Часть II Глава XVII”, in Анна Каренина; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Anna Karenina, 1901:— Како́й ты, одна́ко, ретрогра́д! А слия́ние сосло́вий? — сказа́л Обло́нский.
— Кому́ прия́тно слива́ться — на здоро́вье, а мне проти́вно.
— Ты, я ви́жу, реши́тельно ретрогра́д.- — Kakój ty, odnáko, retrográd! A slijánije soslóvij? — skazál Oblónskij.
— Komú prijátno slivátʹsja — na zdoróvʹje, a mne protívno.
— Ty, ja vížu, rešítelʹno retrográd. - "What a reactionist you are, really! What about the amalgamation of classes?" said Oblonsky.
"Anyone who likes amalgamating is welcome to it, but it sickens me."
"You're a regular reactionist, I see."
Declension