abrupto

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin abder.

Latin ab-

Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-?

Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti

Latin rumpō

Latin abrumpō

Latin abruptuslbor.

Galician abrupto

Learned borrowing from Latin abruptus.

Adjective

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

1. abrupt

Derived terms

• abruptamente

Further reading

• “abrupto”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Latin

Participle

abruptō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of abruptus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ab-rupto (Brazil)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin abder.

Latin ab-

Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-?

Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti

Latin rumpō

Latin abrumpō

Latin abruptuslbor.

Portuguese abrupto

Learned borrowing from Latin abruptus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbɾup.tu/, /aˈbɾu.pi.tu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbɾup.tu/ [ɐˈβɾup.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbɾup.tu/ [ɐˈβɾup.tu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbɾup.tu/

• Hyphenation: a‧brup‧to

Adjective

abrupto (feminine abrupta, masculine plural abruptos, feminine plural abruptas, comparable, comparative mais abrupto, superlative o mais abrupto or abruptíssimo)

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

Derived terms

• abruptamente

Related terms

• roto

Further reading

• “abrupto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “abrupto” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “abrupto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin abder.

Latin ab-

Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-?

Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti

Latin rumpō

Latin abrumpō

Latin abruptusbor.

Spanish abrupto

Borrowed from Latin abruptus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbɾubto/ [aˈβ̞ɾuβ̞.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ubto
• Syllabification: a‧brup‧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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025