súbito

See also: subito

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subitus (“sudden”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.bi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.bi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.bi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.bi.tu/ [ˈsu.βi.tu]

• Hyphenation: sú‧bi‧to

Adjective

súbito (feminine súbita, masculine plural súbitos, feminine plural súbitas)

1. sudden (happening quickly and without warning)

   Synonym: repentino

   Não faça nenhum movimento súbito.

   Don't make any sudden moves.

Adverb

súbito

1. (formal) suddenly

   Synonyms: subitamente, (more informal) de repente, (informal) do nada; repentinamente

   Súbito recebemos uma carta importante.

   Suddenly we received an important letter.

Further reading

• “súbito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “súbito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subitō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsubito/ [ˈsu.β̞i.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ubito
• Syllabification: sú‧bi‧to

Adjective

súbito (feminine súbita, masculine plural súbitos, feminine plural súbitas)

1. sudden

   Synonym: repentino

Derived terms

• de súbito
• muerte súbita

Adverb

súbito

1. suddenly

   Synonym: de súbito

Further reading

• “súbito”, 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