LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

abruptiō

abruptiō f (genitive abruptiōnis)
Classical[abˈrʊp.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[abˈrup.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a breaking or tearing (off or away); separation, abruption
  2. a break; separation, divorce

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabruptiōabruptiōnēs
genitiveabruptiōnisabruptiōnum
dativeabruptiōnīabruptiōnibus
accusativeabruptiōnemabruptiōnēs
ablativeabruptiōneabruptiōnibus
vocativeabruptiōabruptiōnēs

abruptĭo, ōnis, f. abrumpo,
I. a breaking or tearing off, a rending asunder.
I. Lit.: corrigiae, of a shoe-latchet, * Cic. Div. 2, 40, 84.—
II. Trop.: augurii, interruption, Paul. ex Fest. pp. 270 and 271 Müll. —Of divorce, Att. ap. Cic. Att. 11, 3, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabruptiō

Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti Latin rumpō Latin abrumpō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abruptiō From abrumpō (“to break off”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishabruption
  • Englishabruptio placentae
  • Portugueseabrupção
  • Portugueseab-rupção

Quick answers

What does abruptiō mean in Latin?
abruptiō, a noun, means “a breaking or tearing (off or away); separation, abruption; a break”.
What is the genitive of abruptiō?
The genitive singular is abruptiōnis. abruptiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce abruptiō?
In classical Latin, [abˈrʊp.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [abˈrup.t͡si.o].
Where does abruptiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin abruptiō.