подноготная

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Russian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [pədnɐˈɡotnəjə]

Etymology 1[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective[edit]

подного́тная (podnogótnaja)

  1. feminine nominative singular of подного́тный (podnogótnyj)

Etymology 2[edit]

Ellipsis of подного́тная пра́вда (podnogótnaja právda), literally “the truth from under the fingernails”, extracted by torture in ancient times.

Noun[edit]

подного́тная (podnogótnajaf inan (genitive подного́тной, uncountable)

  1. lowdown, ins and outs
    Узна́ть всю подного́тнуюUznátʹ vsju podnogótnujuTo find out all the whole truth (e.g. about a person).
Declension[edit]