идти на попятный

Russian

Etymology

На попя́тный (Na popjátnyj) is an ellipsis of на попя́тный двор (na popjátnyj dvor), which sees use from the 1820s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪˈtʲːi nə‿pɐˈpʲatnɨj]

Verb

идти́ на попя́тный • (idtí na popjátnyj) impf (perfective пойти́ на попя́тный)

  1. (literary, less common) Alternative form of идти́ на попя́тную (idtí na popjátnuju).

Conjugation

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