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Russian
Etymology
на- (na-) + коне́ц (konéc)
Pronunciation
Adverb
наконе́ц • (nakonéc)
- at last, finally
- наконе́ц-то ― nakonéc-to ― at last!; oh, at last!; finally!
1847, Иван Тургенев [Ivan Turgenev], “IV”, in Бретёр; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Duellist, 1899:Ма́ша вы́пила немно́го воды́, останови́лась ра́за два на ле́стнице и, наконе́ц, сошла́ вниз.- Máša výpila nemnógo vodý, ostanovílasʹ ráza dva na léstnice i, nakonéc, sošlá vniz.
- Masha drank a little water, stopped twice on the stairs, and at last went down.
- in conclusion
- (colloquial) Used as an emphasiser when demanding something to occur sooner / expressing impatience; (US) already
- Да вылеза́й ты наконе́ц. ― Da vylezáj ty nakonéc. ― Come out of there already.
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