wonder

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
2. Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.
3. Someone very talented at something, a genius.
4. The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment, often with awe or reverence.
5. (informal) A mental pondering, a thought.
6. A kind of donut; a cruller.

Verb

1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
2. To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

Με παύλα ως

won‧der

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈwʌndə/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor (“wonder, miracle, marvel”), from Proto-West Germanic *wundr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą.
Cognate with Scots wunner (“wonder”), West Frisian wonder, wûnder (“wonder, miracle”), Dutch wonder (“miracle, wonder”), Low German wunner, wunder (“wonder”), German Wunder (“miracle, wonder”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish under (“wonder, miracle”), Icelandic undur (“wonder”).
The verb is from Middle English wondren, from Old English wundrian, which is from Proto-Germanic *wundrōną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wunnerje, West Frisian wûnderje, Dutch wonderen, German Low German wunnern, German wundern, Swedish undra, Icelandic undra.

Προτάσεις

No wonder this vanilla yogurt tastes disgusting: Its eat-by date was last year .

Δεν είναι περίεργο ότι αυτό το γιαούρτι βανίλιας έχει αηδιαστική: η ημερομηνία του, η ημερομηνία του ήταν πέρυσι.