abrupto

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abruptus.

Adjective

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

  1. abrupt

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Participle

abruptō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of abruptus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abruptus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (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

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]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • 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

Further reading