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• sodaine — sodain(e, ly obs. forms of sudden, ly …   Useful english dictionary

• Sudden — Sud den, a. [OE. sodian, sodein, OF. sodain, sudain, F. soudain, L. subitaneus, fr. subitus sudden, that has come unexpectedly, p. p. of subire to come on, to steal upon; sub under, secretly + ire to go. See {Issue}, and cf. {Subitaneous}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Suddenly — Sudden Sud den, a. [OE. sodian, sodein, OF. sodain, sudain, F. soudain, L. subitaneus, fr. subitus sudden, that has come unexpectedly, p. p. of subire to come on, to steal upon; sub under, secretly + ire to go. See {Issue}, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Suddenness — Sudden Sud den, a. [OE. sodian, sodein, OF. sodain, sudain, F. soudain, L. subitaneus, fr. subitus sudden, that has come unexpectedly, p. p. of subire to come on, to steal upon; sub under, secretly + ire to go. See {Issue}, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sudden — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English sodain, from Anglo French sudain, from Latin subitaneus, from subitus sudden, from past participle of subire to come up, from sub up + ire to go more at sub , issue Date: 14th century 1. a. happening or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sudden — suddenly, adv. suddenness, n. /sud n/, adj. 1. happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack. 2. occurring without transition from the previous form, state, etc.; abrupt: a sudden turn. 3. impetuous;… …   Universalium

• sudden — sud|den W3S2 [ˈsʌdn] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: sodain, from Latin subitaneus, from subitus sudden , from subire to come up ] 1.) happening, coming, or done quickly or when you do not expect it ▪ a sudden change in the weather ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Soudy — Nom surtout porté dans la Loire Atlantique, l Indre et le Rhône. Sens obscur. A envisager éventuellement l ancien français sode, sodain (= rapide, soudain). Un hameau de l Indre s appelle Les Soudis (commune de Saint Georges sur Arnon) …   Noms de famille

• sudden — [sud′ n] adj. [ME sodain < OFr < VL * subitanus, for L subitaneus, sudden, extended < subitus, pp. of subire, to approach, go stealthily < sub , under + ire, to go or come: see YEAR] 1. a) happening or coming unexpectedly; not… …   English World dictionary