interrumpo

Latin

Etymology

From inter- +‎ rumpō.

Pronunciation

Verb

interrumpō (present infinitive interrumpere, perfect active interrūpī, supine interruptum); third conjugation

  1. to break apart
  2. to break off, interrupt or cut short
  3. to interrupt
    Synonyms: interveniō, dirimō, irrumpō, frangō, īnfringō, rumpō, āvocō

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old French: entrerompre, entrerumpre, antrerompre (to break, snap)
  • Old Occitan: entrerompre (to divide, separate)
  • Catalan: interrompre
  • Dutch: interrumperen
  • English: interrupt
  • French: interrompre
  • Italian: interrompere
  • Portuguese: interromper
  • Romanian: întrerupe
  • Spanish: interrumpir

References

  • interrumpo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • interrumpo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • interrumpo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Verb

interrumpo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of interrumpir