noun · femininethird declension
interruptiō
interruptiō f (genitive interruptiōnis)
Meaning
- interruption
- interval
- break, discontinuity
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Intercapedo · Interruptio · Interpellatio · Interlocutio
Intercapedo and interruptio are any interruption of another person’s business; intercapedo, a quiet, often even a benevolent interruption; interruptio, a violent and turbulent interruption; whereas interpellatio and interlocutio are only the interruption of a speech by speaking between; the interpellator will nearly prevent the speaker from going on; the interlocutor will make himself also heard in the midst of another’s speech. (vi. 176.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | interruptiō | interruptiōnēs |
| genitive | interruptiōnis | interruptiōnum |
| dative | interruptiōnī | interruptiōnibus |
| accusative | interruptiōnem | interruptiōnēs |
| ablative | interruptiōne | interruptiōnibus |
| vocative | interruptiō | interruptiōnēs |
interruptĭo, ōnis, f. interrumpo,
I. an interrupting, interruption, interval (postAug.).
I. In gen.:
muri, Hier. in Isa. 9, 3, § 12 sqq.: Oceani, Mart. Cap. 6, § 622; Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 5, 32. — II. Transf.
A. Rhet. t. t., = ἀποσιώπησις, a sudden break in the thought or expression:
quam idem Cicero reticentiam, Celsus obticentiam, nonnulli interruptionem appellant, Quint. 9, 2, 54.—B. An interruption:
usurpatio est usucapionis interruption, Dig. 41, 3, 2.—C. A breaking up, division, distinction:
generum, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 5.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin interruptiō From interrumpō + -tiō.
Descendants
- Catalaninterrupció
- Englishinterruption
- Frenchinterruption
- Italianinterruzione
- Portugueseinterrupção
- Spanishinterrupción