birdenbire

Meaning

all of a sudden, suddenly, abruptly, instantly

Concepts

suddenly

all of a sudden

abruptly

dramatically

overnight

short

slap

shot

sudden

ejaculate

hand

✋

one fell swoop

brusquely

instanter

precipitously

unceremoniously

up and

Synonyms

ansızın

birden

aniden

ani

apansız

bir sıçrayışta

Hyphenated as

bir‧den‧bi‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/biɾˈden.bi.ɾe/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: بردن بره

In summary

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

Sentences

Genç kız birdenbire durdu.

The young girl suddenly stopped.

Başını birdenbire bana çevirerek.

Suddenly turning his head to me.

Güneş Sarıkız'ın arkasına girmiş , bulunduğumuz yeri birdenbire artan serin rüzgarlara bırakmıştı.

Güneş had entered behind Sarıkız and left our place to the cool winds that suddenly increased.