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

• en suspens
• pel·lícula de suspens

 

Related terms

• suspensiu

 

Etymology 2

From Latin suspendis.

Verb

suspens

1. second-person singular present indicative of suspendre

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

From Latin suspēnsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sys.pɑ̃/

Adjective

suspens (invariable)

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

See also

• en suspens

Further reading

• “suspens”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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: suspense
• French: suspens

Polish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English suspense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsus.pɛns/, /ˈsas.pɛns/

• Audio:

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• 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

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

• suspensyjny

 

noun

• suspensja

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsus.pɛns/

• Audio:

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• 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

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

References

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