sorprendre

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See also: sorprendré

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan sobreprendre, probably with influence from French surprendre. First attested in 1803.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Central) [surˈpɛn.dɾə], (proscribed spelling pronunciation) [surˈpɾɛn.dɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [sorˈpən.dɾə], (proscribed spelling pronunciation) [sorˈpɾən.dɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [soɾˈpen.dɾe], (proscribed spelling pronunciation) [soɾˈpɾen.dɾe]
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Verb

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sorprendre (first-person singular present sorprenc, first-person singular preterite sorprenguí, past participle sorprès); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. to surprise

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ sorprendre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From sor- +‎ prendre. First attested in c. 1165. Compare Old Occitan sobreprendre.

Sense 3 is not original and resulted from the absorption by this verb of the related sosprendre.

Verb

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sorprendre

  1. to seize, take control of
  2. to overtake
  3. to surprise

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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Descendants

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  • Middle French: surprendre
  • Italian: sorprendere

References

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