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birdenbire

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بردن بره (birden bire, “all of a sudden”),[1] compound of bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) +‎ -den (ablative suffix) +‎ bir +‎ -e (dative suffix), literally “from one to one”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biɾˈden.bi.ɾe/
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  • Hyphenation: bir‧den‧bi‧re

Adverb

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birdenbire

  1. all of a sudden, suddenly, abruptly, instantly
    Synonyms: birden, ansızın, apansızın, aniden
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بردن بره”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 350

Further reading

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