Bulgarian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [iznɛˈnadɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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изнена́да (iznenádaf

  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

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Declension of изнена́да
singular plural
indefinite изнена́да
iznenáda
изнена́ди
iznenádi
definite изнена́дата
iznenádata
изнена́дите
iznenádite

Derived terms

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz nenada.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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и̏знена̄да (Latin spelling ȉznenāda)

  1. suddenly