LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

praerumpō

praerumpō (present infinitive praerumpere, perfect active praerūpī, supine praeruptum)
Classical[prae̯ˈrʊm.poː]Ecclesiastical[preˈrum.po]

Meaning

  1. to break off
  2. to tear to pieces

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Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praerumpōpraerumpēbampraerumpampraerūpīpraerūperampraerūperō
2nd sg.praerumpispraerumpēbāspraerumpēspraerūpistīpraerūperāspraerūperis
3rd sg.praerumpitpraerumpēbatpraerumpetpraerūpitpraerūperatpraerūperit
1st pl.praerumpimuspraerumpēbāmuspraerumpēmuspraerūpimuspraerūperāmuspraerūperimus
2nd pl.praerumpitispraerumpēbātispraerumpētispraerūpistispraerūperātispraerūperitis
3rd pl.praerumpuntpraerumpēbantpraerumpentpraerūpērunt
praerūpēre
praerūperantpraerūperint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praerumpampraerumperempraerūperimpraerūpissem
2nd sg.praerumpāspraerumperēspraerūperīspraerūpissēs
3rd sg.praerumpatpraerumperetpraerūperitpraerūpisset
1st pl.praerumpāmuspraerumperēmuspraerūperīmuspraerūpissēmus
2nd pl.praerumpātispraerumperētispraerūperītispraerūpissētis
3rd pl.praerumpantpraerumperentpraerūperintpraerūpissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.praerumporpraerumpēbarpraerumpar
2nd sg.praerumperis
praerumpere
praerumpēbāris
praerumpēbāre
praerumpēris
praerumpēre
3rd sg.praerumpiturpraerumpēbāturpraerumpētur
1st pl.praerumpimurpraerumpēbāmurpraerumpēmur
2nd pl.praerumpiminīpraerumpēbāminīpraerumpēminī
3rd pl.praerumpunturpraerumpēbanturpraerumpentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.praerumparpraerumperer
2nd sg.praerumpāris
praerumpāre
praerumperēris
praerumperēre
3rd sg.praerumpāturpraerumperētur
1st pl.praerumpāmurpraerumperēmur
2nd pl.praerumpāminīpraerumperēminī
3rd pl.praerumpanturpraerumperentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praerumpepraerumpere
pres. 2nd pl.praerumpitepraerumpiminī
fut. 2nd sg.praerumpitōpraerumpitor
fut. 3rd sg.praerumpitōpraerumpitor
fut. 2nd pl.praerumpitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praerumpuntōpraerumpuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraerumperepraerumpī
perfect infinitivepraerūpissepraeruptum esse
future infinitivepraeruptūrum essepraeruptum īrī
present participlepraerumpēns—
perfect participle—praeruptus
praerupta, praeruptā, praeruptae, praeruptam, praeruptārum, praeruptās, praerupte, praeruptī, praeruptīs, praeruptō, praeruptōrum, praeruptōs
future participlepraeruptūrus
praeruptūra, praeruptūrā, praeruptūrae, praeruptūram, praeruptūrārum, praeruptūrās, praeruptūre, praeruptūrī, praeruptūrīs, praeruptūrō, praeruptūrōrum, praeruptūrōs, praeruptūrum
praerumpendus
praerumpundus, praerumpenda, praerumpendā, praerumpendae, praerumpendam, praerumpendārum, praerumpendās, praerumpende, praerumpendīs, praerumpendōrum, praerumpendōs
gerundpraerumpendī, praerumpendō, praerumpendumsupinepraeruptum, praeruptū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

saxa praerupta
steep rocks.

prae-rumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3, v. a.,
I. to break or tear off before or in front (class.): retinacula classis, Ov. M. 14, 547: funes praerumpebantur, were broken off, Caes. B. G. 3, 14: uncus praerumpitur, Col. 3, 18, 2. —
II. Trop., to wrench, tear to pieces (late Lat.): purgativa medicamina praerumpunt corpora, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 21, 128.—Hence, prae-ruptus, a, um, P. a., broken or torn off; hence, of places, steep, abrupt, rugged (syn.: abscisus, abruptus).
A. Lit.: saxa, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 145: loca, Caes. B. G. 7, 86: praeruptum atque asperum jugum, id. B. C. 2, 24: praeruptum undique oppidum, Hirt. B. G. 8, 40: praeruptus et difficilis descensus, id. ib.: nemus, Hor. S. 2, 6, 91: mons, Verg. A. 1, 105: rupes, Suet. Tib. 40: fossae, Tac. H. 2, 41.—Absol.: praerupta, ōrum, n., steep or rugged places: praerupta collium, Just. 41, 1, 11: petere, Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 156.—In sing.: ad praeruptum petrae, Vulg. 2 Par. 25, 12.—Comp.: praeruptior collis, Col. 3, 13.—Sup.: omnes oppidi partes praeruptissimis saxis munitae, Hirt. B. G. 8, 33.—
B. Trop., hasty, rash, precipitate (post-Aug.).
1. Of persons: juvenis animo praeruptus, Tac. A. 16, 7.—
2. Of things: praerupta audacia, tanta temeritas ut non procul abhorreat ab insaniā, Cic. Rosc. Am. 24, 68: dominatio, hard, stern, Tac. A. 5, 3: praeruptum atque anceps periculum, critical, extreme, Vell. 2, 2, 3: seditio, dangerous, Dig. 28, 3, 6.—Hence, praerūpium, ii, n. prae - rupes, the rocky wall, line, or wall of rocks (late Lat.): fluminis, App. Mag. 8, p. 278 med. (dub.; al. praeripia, q. v.); Serv. Verg. A. 6, 704; sing., Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 38.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraerumpō

Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti Latin rumpo Latin praerumpō From prae- + rumpo.

Quick answers

What does praerumpō mean in Latin?
praerumpō, a verb, means “to break off; to tear to pieces”.
What are the principal parts of praerumpō?
praerumpō, praerumpere, praerūpī, praeruptum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce praerumpō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈrʊm.poː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈrum.po].
Where does praerumpō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praerumpō.