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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بردن بره (birden bire, “all of a sudden”),[1] compound of bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) + -den (ablative suffix) + bir + -e (dative suffix), literally “from one to one”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biɾˈden.bi.ɾe/
- Hyphenation: bir‧den‧bi‧re
Adverb
birdenbire
- all of a sudden, suddenly, abruptly, instantly
- Synonyms: birden, ansızın, apansızın, aniden
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