znienacka

Polish

Alternative forms
  • (Middle Polish) znienaczka

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish znienacka, from earlier *znienadzka, from hypothetical Proto-Slavic *jьznenaďьka. Compare Czech znenadaja, Serbo-Croatian и̏знена̄да and Slovak znenazdajky.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɲɛˈnat͡s.ka/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡ska
  • Syllabification: znie‧nac‧ka

Adverb

znienacka (not comparable)

  1. suddenly
    Synonyms: nagle, naraz, wtem, raptem, niespodziewanie

Descendants
  • → Belarusian: знянацку (znjanacku)
  • → Ukrainian: знена́цька (znenácʹka)

Further reading
  • znienacka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • znienacka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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