birdenbire

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بردن بره (birden bire, “all of a sudden”), 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 ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “birdenbire”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “birdenbire”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 621