latter

See also łȧtter

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: lăt'ə(r), IPA: /ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/, X-SAMPA: /"l{t.@(r\)/

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• Rhymes: -ætə(r)

Etymology

Old English lætra.

Adjective

latter (not comparable)

1. relating to or being the second of two items
2. near (or nearer) to the end
3. close (or closer) to the present time

Antonyms

• aforesaid
• aforementioned
• former

Translations

relating to or being the second of two items

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 後者 (cmn), 后者 (cmn) (hòuzhě)

• Dutch: laatstgenoemde (nl)
• Finnish: jälkimmäinen (fi)
• French: celui-ci (fr), ce dernier (fr)
• German: letzterer (de), zweiter (de)
• Japanese: 後者 (ja) (こうしゃ, kōsha)

• Norwegian: sistnevnte (no)
• Persian: دومی (fa) (dovvomi)
• Polish: drugi (z dwóch)
• Russian: второй (ru) (vtorój)
• Spanish: segundo (es) m, éste (es) m, ésta (es) f
• Swedish: andra (sv), senare (sv)

near (or nearer) to the end

• Dutch: laatste (nl)
• French: ce dernier (fr)
• German: letztere (de)
• Hungarian: utóbbi (hu)
• Norwegian: sist (no)

• Polish: późniejszy, końcowy, ostatni m
• Russian: последний (ru) (poslédnij)
• Spanish: último (es) m, este último (es) m, esta última (es) f

close (or closer) to the present time

• Dutch: jongstleden (nl), dichtsbijzijnde (nl)
• French: ce dernier
• German: letzter (de)

• Hungarian: későbbi (hu)
• Polish: ostatni (pl) m
• Russian: последний (ru) (poslédnij), более поздний (bóleje pózdnij)
• Spanish: último (es)

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Translations to be checked

• Portuguese: último m, última f (1), segundo m, segunda f (2)
• Norwegian: sistnevnte

Related terms

• latter-day
• latterly
• lattermath
• last, the superlative form of "latter"

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: letters · history · master · #590: latter · fellow · hardly · wind

Anagrams

• rattle
• tarlet
• Tatler

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Jèrriais

Verb

latter

1. to beat, spank, cane

Synonyms

• codrer, donner la tchêne, vrédîndgi, vrier (“to cane”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Old Norse hlátr

Noun

latter m (definite singular latteren; uncountable)

1. laughter