нєсподзивац

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

From нє- (nje-, not) +‎ сподзивац (spodzivac, to hope), literally to not hope. Possibly a calque of Serbo-Croatian изненадити / iznenaditi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲɛspɔˈd͡zivat͡s]
  • Rhymes: -ivat͡s
  • Hyphenation: нє‧спо‧дзи‧вац

Verb

нєсподзивац (njespodzivacpf (imperfective нєсподзивйовац)

  1. (transitive) to surprise
  2. (transitive) to startle, to shock
  3. (reflexive with ше (še)) to be surprised
  4. (reflexive with ше (še)) to be startled, to be shocked

Conjugation

Derived terms

nouns
  • нєсподзиванка f (njespodzivanka)

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