подноготная

Russian

Etymology

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

Adjective

подноготная (podnogótnaja)

  1. feminine form of подноготный

Noun

подноготная (podnogótnaja) f inanimate

  1. lowdown, ins and outs
    Узна́ть всю подного́тнуюTo find out all the whole truth (e.g. about a person).

Declension

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Last modified on 6 May 2013, at 04:36