последний

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic послѣдьнъ (poslědĭnŭ), from послѣди (poslědi) + -ьнъ (-ĭnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *poslědьnъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐs⁽ʲ⁾ˈlʲedʲnʲɪj]
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Adjective

после́дний • (poslédnij)

  1. 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
  2. final, ultimate, definitive
    после́дний срок ― poslédnij srok ― deadline
    после́днее сло́во ― poslédneje slóvo ― the last word
  3. latter
  4. (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

Derived terms

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
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