abruptio
English
Etymology
Noun
abruptio (plural not attested)
Latin
Etymology
From abrumpō (“to break off”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [abˈrʊp.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [abˈrup.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
abruptiō f (genitive abruptiōnis); third declension
- a breaking or tearing (off or away); separation, abruption
- (of a relationship) a break; separation, divorce
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | abruptiō | abruptiōnēs |
| genitive | abruptiōnis | abruptiōnum |
| dative | abruptiōnī | abruptiōnibus |
| accusative | abruptiōnem | abruptiōnēs |
| ablative | abruptiōne | abruptiōnibus |
| vocative | abruptiō | abruptiōnēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: abruption, abruptio placentae
- Portuguese: abrupção, ab-rupção (Brazil)
References
- “abruptio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “abruptio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- abruptio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.