abrupto

Latin

Participle

abruptō

1. inflection of abruptus:
   1. dative masculine/neuter singular
   2. ablative masculine singular
   3. ablative neuter singular

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abruptus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈβɾuptu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɾup.tu/
  • (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)
2. (of an action or occurrence) abrupt; sudden (happening without notice)
3. (of a person or action) abrupt; curt (terse to the point of being rude)

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	—	—	—	—

Synonyms

• (steep): íngrime, brusco
• (sudden): repentino, brusco
• (curt): ríspido, indelicado, brusco

Derived terms

• abruptamente

Related terms

• roto

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abruptus.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ab‧rup‧to

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

• abruptamente

Related terms

• roto

References

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