suspens

Catalan

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)

  1. perplexed, bewildered
    Synonym: perplex

Noun

suspens m (plural suspensos)

  1. (narratology) suspense
  2. (education) failure, failing grade
  3. (law) abeyance
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin suspendis.

Verb

suspens

  1. second-person singular present indicative of suspendre

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Latin suspēnsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sys.pɑ̃/

Adjective

suspens (invariable)

  1. unresolved, outstanding
  2. (of a clergyman) suspended (from his duties)

See also

Further reading

Old French

Noun

suspens oblique singular, m (oblique plural suspens, nominative singular suspens, nominative plural suspens)

  1. 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

  • English: suspense
  • French: suspens

Polish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English suspense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsus.pɛns/, /ˈsas.pɛns/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uspɛns
  • Syllabification: sus‧pens

Noun

suspens m inan

  1. (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
adjective
  • suspensyjny
noun

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsus.pɛns/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uspɛns
  • Syllabification: sus‧pens

Noun

suspens f

  1. genitive plural of suspensa

Further reading

  • suspens in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • suspens in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French suspens.

Adjective

suspens m or n (feminine singular suspensă, masculine plural suspenși, feminine and neuter plural suspense)

  1. suspended

Declension

Noun

suspens n (plural suspensuri)

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Declension

References

  • suspens in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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