Enjeopardy

/ɛnˈdʒɛpərdi/ verb

Definition

archaic form meaning to put into jeopardy or danger; to risk or endanger.

Etymology

Variant of enjeopard, possibly with phonetic reanalysis. Both forms existed in Middle English but are now completely archaic, replaced entirely by 'jeopardize.'

Kelly Says

Seeing 'enjeopardy' in old texts is like watching English evolve in real-time—the language tried this form, it didn't stick, and 'jeopardize' won out because it felt more natural to speakers' ears.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
危及
wi-gi
ARالعربية
في خطر
fi kha-tar
BNবাংলা
পরিস্থিতিতে
pa-ri-sthi-ti-te
CACatalà
enjeopardy
ɛn-dʒɛ-pa-rdi
CSČeština
v nebezpečí
v nɛ-pɛ-zɛ-čɪ
DADansk
i fare
i fa-re
DEDeutsch
in Gefahr
ɪn ˈɡaɪ̯ʁ
ELΕλληνικά
σε κίνδυνο
se ki-n-di-no
ESEspañol
en peligro
en pe-li-gro
FAفارسی
در معرض خطر
dar gha-re-ye kha-tar
FISuomi
vaarassa
va-ra-ssa
FRFrançais
en péril
ɑ̃ pɛ-ri
GUGU
એનજેપાર્ડી
ɛn-dʒɛ-pa-rdi
HAHA
enjeopardy
ɛn-dʒɛ-pa-rdi
HEעברית
בגרוע
ba-gro-a
HIहिन्दी
खतरे में
kha-ta-re me
HUMagyar
veszélyben
vɛ-zɛ-ly-ben
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbahaya
ber-ba-ha-ya
IGIG
enjeopardy
ɛn-dʒɛ-pa-rdi
ITItaliano
in pericolo
ɪn pe-ri-ko-lo
JA日本語
危険
kiken
KKKK
enjeopardy
ɛn-dʒɛ-pa-rdi
KMKM
នៅក្នុង អាយ
na-u-kŋ ɑːj
KO한국어
위험
wi-heom
MRMR
असंभव
a-san-mab-hav
MSBahasa Melayu
dalam bahaya
da-lam ba-ha-ya
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်
kyaɪ
NLNederlands
in gevaar
ɪn ˈɣaː.dɑr
NONorsk
i fare
i fa-re
PAPA
enjeopardy
ɛn-dʒɛ-pa-rdi
PLPolski
w niebezpieczeństwie
v nɪə-bɛ-pɪ-ɛ-ˈʐnɔst-vɪ
PTPortuguês
em perigo
ɛm pɛ-ri-gu
RORomână
în pericol
ɪn pɛ-ri-kol
RUРусский
в опасности
v opa-sno-sti
SVSvenska
i fara
i fa-ra
SWKiswahili
hatari
ha-ta-ri
TAதமிழ்
பேரா
pa-e-ra
TEతెలుగు
పెద్ద
pɛd-da
THไทย
อยู่ในอันตราย
yai-nu-an-ta-rai
TLTL
sa panganib
sa pa-ŋa-nib
TRTürkçe
tehlikede
te-h-li-ke-de
UKУкраїнська
у небезпеці
u nɛ-pɛ-zɛ-t͡si
URاردو
خطر میں
kha-tar me
VITiếng Việt
trong nguy hiểm
trong nguy-hi-em
YOYO
enjeopardy
ɛn-dʒɛ-pa-rdi
ZH中文
危险
wēixiǎn
ZUZU
enjeopardy
ɛn-dʒɛ-pa-rdi

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