подноготная

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Russian

Etymology

Related to но́готь (nógotʹ). From "подноготная пра́вда (právda)" - "the truth from under the fingernails", extracted by torture in the ancient times.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pədnɐˈɡotnəjə]

Adjective

подного́тная (podnogótnaja)

  1. feminine nominative singular of подноготный (podnogotnyj)

Noun

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