discontinuo

See also: discontinuó and discontinúo

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin discontinuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.konˈti.nu.o/, /dis.konˈti.nwo/
• Rhymes: -inuo, -inwo
• Hyphenation: di‧scon‧tì‧nu‧o, di‧scon‧tì‧nuo

Adjective

discontinuo (feminine discontinua, masculine plural discontinui, feminine plural discontinue)

1. broken, discontinuous
2. uneven, patchy, ragged, inconstant, desultory

Antonyms

• continuo

Derived terms

• discontinuamente
• discontinuità

Further reading

• “discontinuo”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Latin continuō

Latin discontinuō

From dis- + continuō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [dɪs.kɔnˈtɪ.nu.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [dis.konˈtiː.nu.o]

Verb

discontinuō (present infinitive discontinuāre, perfect active discontinuāvī, supine discontinuātum); first conjugation

1. to disunite
2. to discontinue

Conjugation

   Conjugation of discontinuō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	discontinuō		discontinuās		discontinuat		discontinuāmus		discontinuātis		discontinuant
	imperfect	discontinuābam		discontinuābās		discontinuābat		discontinuābāmus		discontinuābātis		discontinuābant
	future	discontinuābō		discontinuābis		discontinuābit		discontinuābimus		discontinuābitis		discontinuābunt
	perfect	discontinuāvī		discontinuāvistī		discontinuāvit		discontinuāvimus		discontinuāvistis		discontinuāvērunt, discontinuāvēre
	pluperfect	discontinuāveram		discontinuāverās		discontinuāverat		discontinuāverāmus		discontinuāverātis		discontinuāverant
	future perfect	discontinuāverō		discontinuāveris		discontinuāverit		discontinuāverimus		discontinuāveritis		discontinuāverint
passive	present	discontinuor		discontinuāris, discontinuāre		discontinuātur		discontinuāmur		discontinuāminī		discontinuantur
	imperfect	discontinuābar		discontinuābāris, discontinuābāre		discontinuābātur		discontinuābāmur		discontinuābāminī		discontinuābantur
	future	discontinuābor		discontinuāberis, discontinuābere		discontinuābitur		discontinuābimur		discontinuābiminī		discontinuābuntur
	perfect	discontinuātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	discontinuātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	discontinuātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	discontinuem		discontinuēs		discontinuet		discontinuēmus		discontinuētis		discontinuent
	imperfect	discontinuārem		discontinuārēs		discontinuāret		discontinuārēmus		discontinuārētis		discontinuārent
	perfect	discontinuāverim		discontinuāverīs		discontinuāverit		discontinuāverīmus		discontinuāverītis		discontinuāverint
	pluperfect	discontinuāvissem		discontinuāvissēs		discontinuāvisset		discontinuāvissēmus		discontinuāvissētis		discontinuāvissent
passive	present	discontinuer		discontinuēris, discontinuēre		discontinuētur		discontinuēmur		discontinuēminī		discontinuentur
	imperfect	discontinuārer		discontinuārēris, discontinuārēre		discontinuārētur		discontinuārēmur		discontinuārēminī		discontinuārentur
	perfect	discontinuātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	discontinuātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		discontinuā		—		—		discontinuāte		—
	future	—		discontinuātō		discontinuātō		—		discontinuātōte		discontinuantō
passive	present	—		discontinuāre		—		—		discontinuāminī		—
	future	—		discontinuātor		discontinuātor		—		—		discontinuantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		discontinuāre			discontinuārī			discontinuāns			—
future		discontinuātūrum esse			discontinuātum īrī			discontinuātūrus			discontinuandus
perfect		discontinuāvisse			discontinuātum esse			—			discontinuātus
future perfect		—			discontinuātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		discontinuātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		discontinuandī		discontinuandō		discontinuandum		discontinuandō		discontinuātum		discontinuātū

Spanish

Alternative forms

• descontinuo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diskonˈtinwo/ [d̪is.kõn̪ˈt̪i.nwo]
• Rhymes: -inwo
• Syllabification: dis‧con‧ti‧nuo

Adjective

discontinuo (feminine discontinua, masculine plural discontinuos, feminine plural discontinuas)

1. broken, interrupted; discontinuous

Related terms

• discontinuación
• discontinuar
• discontinuidad

Further reading

• “discontinuo”, 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