abrupto

Latin

Participle

abruptō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of abruptus

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abruptus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /aˈbɾup.tu/, [aˈbɾup.tu]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ɐˈbɾu.ptu/, [ɐˈβɾu.ptu]

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɾup.to/
• Hyphenation: ab‧rup‧to

Adjective

abrupto m (feminine singular abrupta, masculine plural abruptos, feminine plural abruptas, comparable)

1. (of a mountainside, cliff, or similar) abrupt (extremely steep)

   Synonyms: íngrime, brusco

2. (of an action or occurrence) abrupt; sudden (happening without notice)

   Synonyms: repentino, brusco

3. (of a person or action) abrupt; curt (terse to the point of being rude)

   Synonyms: ríspido, indelicado, brusco

Inflection

Inflection of abrupto

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	abrupto	abrupta	abruptos	abruptas
comparative	mais abrupto	mais abrupta	mais abruptos	mais abruptas
superlative	o mais abrupto abruptíssimo	a mais abrupta abruptíssima	os mais abruptos abruptíssimos	as mais abruptas abruptíssimas
augmentative	—	—	—	—
diminutive	—	—	—	—

Derived terms

• abruptamente

Related terms

• roto

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abruptus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Colombia)

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• Hyphenation: ab‧rup‧to

Adjective

abrupto (feminine abrupta, masculine plural abruptos, feminine plural abruptas)

1. abrupt
2. violent
3. steep
4. heavy

Derived terms

• abruptamente

Related terms

• roto

Further reading

• “abrupto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014