suspens
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin suspēnsus. Doublet of suspès. The narratological sense is a semantic loan from English.
Adjective
suspens (feminine suspensa, masculine plural suspensos, feminine plural suspenses)
- perplexed, bewildered
- Synonym: perplex
Noun
suspens m (plural suspensos)
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
suspens
Further reading
- “suspens” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “suspens”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
suspens (invariable)
- unresolved, outstanding
- (of a clergyman) suspended (from his duties)
See also
Further reading
- “suspens”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Old French
Noun
suspens oblique singular, m (oblique plural suspens, nominative singular suspens, nominative plural suspens)
- postponement; suspension (state of being postponed or suspended)
- volons & grantons que cest article soit mis en suspens
- we want and we grant that this article be put into suspension
Descendants
Polish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English suspense.
Pronunciation
Noun
suspens m inan
- (film, literature) suspense (technique in films and novels involving a pause in the flow of the plot, used to heighten tension or to surprise the viewer or reader with an unexpected turn of events)
- Synonym: suspensja
Declension
Declension of suspens
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | suspens | suspensy |
| genitive | suspensu | suspensów |
| dative | suspensowi | suspensom |
| accusative | suspens | suspensy |
| instrumental | suspensem | suspensami |
| locative | suspensie | suspensach |
| vocative | suspensie | suspensy |
Related terms
adjective
noun
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
suspens f
Further reading
- suspens in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- suspens in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
suspens m or n (feminine singular suspensă, masculine plural suspenși, feminine and neuter plural suspense)
Declension
Declension of suspens
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | suspens | suspensă | suspenși | suspense | ||
| definite | suspensul | suspensa | suspenșii | suspensele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | suspens | suspense | suspenși | suspense | ||
| definite | suspensului | suspensei | suspenșilor | suspenselor | |||
Noun
suspens n (plural suspensuri)
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Declension
Declension of suspens
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) suspens | suspensul | (niște) suspensuri | suspensurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) suspens | suspensului | (unor) suspensuri | suspensurilor |
| vocative | suspensule | suspensurilor | ||