пойти 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): [pɐjˈtʲi nə‿pɐˈpʲatnɨj]

Verb

пойти́ на попя́тный • (pojtí na popjátnyj) pf (imperfective идти́ на попя́тный)

  1. (literary, less common) Alternative form of пойти́ на попя́тную (pojtí na popjátnuju).

Conjugation

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