врасплох
Russian
Etymology
в (v) + расплох (rasplox). The latter is formally related to плохо́й (ploxój), but semantically is closer to поло́х (polóx), which both derive from Proto-Slavic *polxъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vrɐˈspɫox]
- Rhymes: -ox
Adverb
враспло́х • (vrasplóx)
- unawares, unexpectedly, by surprise
- заста́ть/ засти́гнутьвраспло́х ― zastátʹ / zastígnutʹ vrasplóx ― to take / catch unawares, to surprise, to take by surprise; to catch off guard
- захва́ченныйвраспло́х ― zaxváčennyj vrasplóx ― taken aback
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “врасплох”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress