sudden
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌd.ən/
The English word “sudden” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
adverb
noun
- An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
Etymology
From Middle English sodeyn, sodain, from Anglo-Norman sodein, from Old French sodain, subdain (“immediate, sudden”), from Vulgar Latin *subitānus (“sudden”), from Latin subitāneus (“sudden”), from subitus (“sudden", literally, "that which has come stealthily”), originally the past participle of subīre (“to come or go stealthily”), from sub (“under”) + īre (“go”). Doublet of subitaneous. Displaced…
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