подноготная

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pədnɐˈɡotnəjə]

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

подного́тная • (podnogótnaja)

  1. feminine nominative singular of подного́тный (podnogótnyj)

Etymology 2

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

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