изненада

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz nenada. By surface analysis, из- (iz-) + не- (ne-) + на́да (náda, thread, effect, result) (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iznɛˈnadɐ]
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Noun

изнена́да • (iznenáda) f

  1. surprise (unexpected event, result)
    Synonyms: сю́рприз (sjúrpriz), изневиде́лица (iznevidélica)
    прия́тна изнена́даprijátna iznenádapleasant surprise
    ло́ша изнена́даlóša iznenádabad, nasty surprise
  2. (figuratively) secret, riddle, ambiguity
    Synonyms: зага́дка (zagádka), нея́сност (nejásnost), неизве́стност (neizvéstnost)
  3. (emotion) surprise, wonderment
    Synonym: почу́да (počúda)
  4. (by extension) amazement, astonishment, awe
    Synonyms: удивле́ние (udivlénie), учу́дване (učúdvane), сма́йване (smájvane), изумле́ние (izumlénie)

Declension

Derived terms

  • изнена́дам pf (iznenádam), изнена́двам impf (iznenádvam, to surprise)

References

  • изненада”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • изненада”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz nenada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /îznenaːda/
  • Hyphenation: из‧не‧на‧да

Adverb

и̏знена̄да (Latin spelling ȉznenāda)

  1. suddenly
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