soudain
French
Etymology
From Old French sodein, from Vulgar Latin *subitānus, from Latin subitāneus (“sudden”), from subitus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su.dɛ̃/
soudain (file)
Adjective
soudain (feminine soudaine, masculine plural soudains, feminine plural soudaines)
- sudden (happening quickly and with little or no warning)
Adverb
soudain
- suddenly, all of a sudden
Further reading
- “soudain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.