abrupt

nl-adj

abrupt (comparative abrupter, superlative abruptst)

abrupter (comparative)
abruptst (superlative)
abrupt (adverbial positive predicative)
abrupter (adverbial comparative predicative)
het abruptst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het abruptste (adverbial predicative superlative)
abrupte (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
abruptere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
abruptste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
abrupt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
abrupter (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
abruptste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
abrupte (indefinite plural positive)
abruptere (comparative indefinite plural)
abruptste (indefinite plural superlative)
abrupte (definite positive)
abruptere (comparative definite)
abruptste (definite superlative)
abrupts (partitive positive)
abrupters (comparative partitive)

Borrowed from French abrupt, itself borrowed from Latin abruptus, from abrumpēre (“to break off”).


abrupt

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles

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(obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint).

The party came to an abrupt end when the parents of our host arrived.

The cause of your abrupt departure.

1592, William Shakespeare, Henry VI Part I, II-iii:

There was something in this abrupt allusion to the treasured and hidden past, that at once shocked and silenced Norbourne. He was annoyed to find that his heart's sweetest secret was in the possession of one so little likely to keep it;...

1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Success”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 76:

'Is it a slickstone?' she asks, and Maren snorts, an abrupt sound, bringing her hand up to her mouth.

2020 January 28, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Mercies, →ISBN, page 130:

Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.

With no great disparity between them in point of years, they were, in every other respect, as unlike and far removed from each other as two men could well be. The one was soft-spoken, delicately made, precise, and elegant; the other, a burly square-built man, negligently dressed, rough and abrupt in manner, stern, and, in his present mood, forbidding both in look and speech.

1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge. Chapter 12.”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, volume II, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 301:

The abrupt style, which hath many breaches.

1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter:

Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.

The mazy-running brook
Forms a deep pool; this bank abrupt and high.

a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:

To the north the towering scree-strewn slopes of Saddleback begin to draw nearer as we start the abrupt descent towards Keswick.

1961 October, ""Voyageur"", “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 601:

Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.

Root oblong, blackish, nearly the thickness of the little finger, often growing obliquely; abrupt at the lower end, so as to appear as if bitten off, furnished with long whitish fibres.

1839, William Baxter, British Phænogamous Botany, →OCLC:

(botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.

en-adj

abrupt (comparative more abrupt or abrupter, superlative most abrupt or abruptest)

more abrupt (comparative)
abrupter (comparative)
most abrupt (superlative)
abruptest (superlative)

abrupte

having sudden transitions from one state to next

First attested in 1583. Borrowed from Latin abruptus (“broken off”), perfect passive participle of abrumpō (“break off”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + rumpō (“to break”).


abrupt

Till death abrupts them.

1642, Tho[mas] Browne, “(please specify the page)”, in Religio Medici. […], 4th edition, London: […] E. Cotes for Andrew Crook […], published 1656, →OCLC:

(transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder.

en-verb

abrupt (third-person singular simple present abrupts, present participle abrupting, simple past and past participle abrupted)

abrupts (present singular third-person)
abrupting (participle present)
abrupted (participle past)
abrupted (past)


abrupt

Over the vast abrupt.

1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:

(poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss.


abrupt

Done or said forwardly and without caution to avoid shocking

fr-adj

abrupt (feminine abrupte, masculine plural abrupts, feminine plural abruptes)

abrupte (feminine)
abrupts (masculine plural)
abruptes (feminine plural)


abrupt

unconnected, having sudden transitions, (of movements) jerking

de-adj

abrupt (strong nominative masculine singular abrupter, comparative abrupter, superlative am abruptesten)

abrupter (masculine nominative singular strong)
abrupter (comparative)
am abruptesten (superlative)
abrupt (masculine predicative singular)
abrupt (feminine predicative singular)
abrupt (neuter predicative singular)
abrupt (plural predicative)
abrupter (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
abrupte (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
abruptes (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
abrupte (nominative plural strong without-article)
abrupten (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
abrupter (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
abrupten (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
abrupter (genitive plural strong without-article)
abruptem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
abrupter (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
abruptem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
abrupten (dative plural strong without-article)
abrupten (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
abrupte (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
abruptes (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
abrupte (accusative plural strong without-article)
der abrupte (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die abrupte (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das abrupte (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die abrupten (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des abrupten (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der abrupten (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des abrupten (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der abrupten (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem abrupten (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der abrupten (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem abrupten (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den abrupten (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den abrupten (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die abrupte (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das abrupte (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die abrupten (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein abrupter (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine abrupte (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein abruptes (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
abrupten (indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine abrupten (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines abrupten (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer abrupten (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines abrupten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
abrupten (genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner abrupten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem abrupten (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer abrupten (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem abrupten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
abrupten (dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen abrupten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen abrupten (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine abrupte (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein abruptes (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
abrupten (accusative indefinite mixed plural)
keine abrupten (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
abrupter (comparative masculine predicative singular)
abrupter (comparative feminine predicative singular)
abrupter (comparative neuter predicative singular)
abrupter (comparative plural predicative)
abrupterer (comparative masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
abruptere (comparative feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
abrupteres (comparative neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
abruptere (comparative nominative plural strong without-article)
abrupteren (comparative genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
abrupterer (comparative feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
abrupteren (comparative genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
abrupterer (comparative genitive plural strong without-article)
abrupterem (comparative dative masculine singular strong without-article)
abrupterer (comparative dative feminine singular strong without-article)
abrupterem (comparative dative neuter singular strong without-article)
abrupteren (comparative dative plural strong without-article)
abrupteren (accusative comparative masculine singular strong without-article)
abruptere (accusative comparative feminine singular strong without-article)
abrupteres (accusative comparative neuter singular strong without-article)
abruptere (accusative comparative plural strong without-article)
der abruptere (comparative definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die abruptere (comparative definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das abruptere (comparative definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die abrupteren (comparative definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des abrupteren (comparative definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der abrupteren (comparative definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des abrupteren (comparative definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der abrupteren (comparative definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem abrupteren (comparative dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der abrupteren (comparative dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem abrupteren (comparative dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den abrupteren (comparative dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den abrupteren (accusative comparative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die abruptere (accusative comparative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das abruptere (accusative comparative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die abrupteren (accusative comparative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein abrupterer (comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine abruptere (comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein abrupteres (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
abrupteren (comparative indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine abrupteren (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines abrupteren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer abrupteren (comparative feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines abrupteren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
abrupteren (comparative genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner abrupteren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem abrupteren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer abrupteren (comparative dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem abrupteren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
abrupteren (comparative dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen abrupteren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen abrupteren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine abruptere (accusative comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein abrupteres (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
abrupteren (accusative comparative indefinite mixed plural)
keine abrupteren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
am abruptesten (masculine predicative singular superlative)
am abruptesten (feminine predicative singular superlative)
am abruptesten (neuter predicative singular superlative)
am abruptesten (plural predicative superlative)
abruptester (masculine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
abrupteste (feminine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
abruptestes (neuter nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
abrupteste (nominative plural strong superlative without-article)
abruptesten (genitive masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
abruptester (feminine genitive singular strong superlative without-article)
abruptesten (genitive neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
abruptester (genitive plural strong superlative without-article)
abruptestem (dative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
abruptester (dative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
abruptestem (dative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
abruptesten (dative plural strong superlative without-article)
abruptesten (accusative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
abrupteste (accusative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
abruptestes (accusative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
abrupteste (accusative plural strong superlative without-article)
der abrupteste (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular superlative weak)
die abrupteste (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular superlative weak)
das abrupteste (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular superlative weak)
die abruptesten (definite includes-article nominative plural superlative weak)
des abruptesten (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der abruptesten (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular superlative weak)
des abruptesten (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
der abruptesten (definite genitive includes-article plural superlative weak)
dem abruptesten (dative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der abruptesten (dative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
dem abruptesten (dative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
den abruptesten (dative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
den abruptesten (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
die abrupteste (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
das abrupteste (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
die abruptesten (accusative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
ein abruptester (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular superlative)
eine abrupteste (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular superlative)
ein abruptestes (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular superlative)
abruptesten (indefinite mixed nominative plural superlative)
keine abruptesten (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural superlative)
eines abruptesten (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer abruptesten (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
eines abruptesten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
abruptesten (genitive indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keiner abruptesten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einem abruptesten (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer abruptesten (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
einem abruptesten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
abruptesten (dative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keinen abruptesten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einen abruptesten (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
eine abrupteste (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
ein abruptestes (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
abruptesten (accusative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keine abruptesten (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)


abrupt

abrupte setninger

abrupt tale

han lignet en vadefugl, ikke bare i skikkelsen, men også gjennom den abrupte rykkende gangen

1976, Karsten Alnæs, Felttoget, page 14:

he resembled a wader, not only in the figure, but also through the abrupt jerking passage

i et abrupt glimt husker du … at du en gang sto slik

in an abrupt glimpse you remember… that you once stood like that

ikke gråt, bare et siste, abrupt avklippet ynk

not crying, just one last, abruptly clipped pity

Riis’ abrupte og prekære tilbaketog

2013, Erik Bjerck Hagen, Livets overskudd, page 107:

abrupt (having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed)

head

abrupt (neuter singular abrupt, definite singular and plural abrupte, comparative mer abrupt, superlative mest abrupt)

abrupt (neuter singular)
abrupte (definite plural singular)
mer abrupt (comparative)
mest abrupt (superlative)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abrupt».ogg

Learned borrowing from Latin abruptus (“broken off, torn; abrupt”).


abrupt

ro-adj

abrupt m or n (feminine singular abruptă, masculine plural abrupți, feminine and neuter plural abrupte)

abruptă (feminine singular)
abrupți (masculine plural)
abrupte (feminine neuter plural)
abrupt (accusative indefinite masculine neuter nominative singular)
abruptă (accusative feminine indefinite nominative singular)
abrupți (accusative indefinite masculine nominative plural)
abrupte (accusative feminine indefinite neuter nominative plural)
abruptul (accusative definite masculine neuter nominative singular)
abrupta (accusative definite feminine nominative singular)
abrupții (accusative definite masculine nominative plural)
abruptele (accusative definite feminine neuter nominative plural)
abrupt (dative genitive indefinite masculine neuter singular)
abrupte (dative feminine genitive indefinite singular)
abrupți (dative genitive indefinite masculine plural)
abrupte (dative feminine genitive indefinite neuter plural)
abruptului (dative definite genitive masculine neuter singular)
abruptei (dative definite feminine genitive singular)
abrupților (dative definite genitive masculine plural)
abruptelor (dative definite feminine genitive neuter plural)

Borrowed from French abrupt, Latin abruptus.


abrupt

abrupt (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
abrupt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
abrupta (indefinite plural positive)
abrupte (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
abrupte (definite masculine positive singular)
abrupta (definite positive)