abrupto

Latin

Participle

abruptō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of abruptus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ab-rupto (Brazilian)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abruptus.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

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

• 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 Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abruptus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbɾubto/ [aˈβ̞ɾuβ̞.t̪o]
• 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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014