LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

praeruptus

praeruptus (feminine praerupta, neuter praeruptum, superlative praeruptissimus)
Classical[prae̯ˈrʊp.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[preˈrup.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesteep, rugged
  2. adjectivehasty, rash, precipitate

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraeruptuspraeruptapraeruptum
genitivepraeruptīpraeruptaepraeruptī
dativepraeruptōpraeruptaepraeruptō
accusativepraeruptumpraeruptampraeruptum
ablativepraeruptōpraeruptāpraeruptō
vocativepraeruptepraeruptapraeruptum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepraeruptīpraeruptaepraerupta
genitivepraeruptōrumpraeruptārumpraeruptōrum
dativepraeruptīspraeruptīspraeruptīs
accusativepraeruptōspraeruptāspraerupta
ablativepraeruptīspraeruptīspraeruptīs
vocativepraeruptīpraeruptaepraerupta

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

praeruptus adj.
P. of praerumpo, broken off, steep, abrupt, rugged : saxa: iugum, Cs.: nemus, H.: mons, V.—Fig., hasty, rash, precipitate : audacia: iuvenis animo, Ta.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of praerumpō.

Quick answers

What does praeruptus mean in Latin?
praeruptus, a adjective, means “steep, rugged; hasty, rash, precipitate”.
How do you pronounce praeruptus?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈrʊp.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈrup.tus].