dernier

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French dernier, a contraction of derrenier, from Old French derrain (“final, last”) (by analogy with premier), from Vulgar Latin *dēretrānus, from Latin dē (“from, away from”) + retrō (“back; backwards; behind”) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɜːnjeɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɜɹnjeɪ/ Hyphenation: der‧nier === Adjective === dernier (not comparable) (dated) Final, last. ==== Usage notes ==== The word often appears in the term dernier resort or (in French) dernier ressort (literally “last resort”), meaning the final court or authority to which a legal matter can be appealed. ==== Related terms ==== darrein dernier cri ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Ridener, nerdier == French == === Etymology === From a contraction of earlier derrenier, a derivation of Old French derrain (through analogy with premier), itself derived from Vulgar Latin *dēretrānus, from Latin dē + retrō + -ānus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɛʁ.nje/, (in liaison) /dɛʁ.njɛ.ʁ‿/ ~ /dɛʁ.nje.ʁ‿/ Rhymes: -e === Adjective === dernier (feminine dernière, masculine plural derniers, feminine plural dernières) last latest (most recent) latter ==== Antonyms ==== premier ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: dènye === Further reading === “dernier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012