sidstnævnte
Sidstnævnte is a Danish term that means “the latter” or “the last-mentioned.” It is used to refer to the item, person, or concept that has been mentioned last in a preceding sentence or list. The word helps avoid repeating names or phrases and is especially common in formal, technical, and academic writing as well as in legal or policy texts. It denotes the last item in a sequence of mentioned items, not necessarily the most recent in time.
Grammatical usage and forms: Sidstnævnte is typically written as one word and agrees with the gender and
Relation to similar terms: Sidstnævnte is closely related to førstnævnte (the first mentioned) and, more generally,
Etymology: The compound derives from sidst (last) and nævnte (mentioned), forming a precise label for the last