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 вре́мяv poslédneje vrémjaof late
    за после́днее вре́мяza poslédneje vrémjarecently
    после́дняя мо́даposlédnjaja módathe latest fashion
  2. final, ultimate, definitive
    после́дний срокposlédnij srokdeadline
    после́днее сло́воposlédneje slóvothe last word
  3. latter
  4. (colloquial) worst
    после́дний сортposlédnij sortthe worst kind
    после́днее де́лоposlédneje délothe worst solution
    после́дняя же́нщинаposlédnjaja žénščinaprostitute

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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