praeruptus

praeruptus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of praerumpō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈrup.tus/, [präe̯ˈrʊpt̪ʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈrup.tus/, [preˈrupt̪us]

Participle

praeruptus (feminine praerupta, neuter praeruptum); first/second-declension participle

1. broken off
2. torn to pieces

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	praeruptus	praerupta	praeruptum		praeruptī	praeruptae	praerupta
Genitive	praeruptī	praeruptae	praeruptī		praeruptōrum	praeruptārum	praeruptōrum
Dative	praeruptō		praeruptō		praeruptīs
Accusative	praeruptum	praeruptam	praeruptum		praeruptōs	praeruptās	praerupta
Ablative	praeruptō	praeruptā	praeruptō		praeruptīs
Vocative	praerupte	praerupta	praeruptum		praeruptī	praeruptae	praerupta

Adjective

praeruptus (feminine praerupta, neuter praeruptum, superlative praeruptissimus); first/second-declension adjective

1. hasty, rash, precipitate

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	praeruptus	praerupta	praeruptum		praeruptī	praeruptae	praerupta
Genitive	praeruptī	praeruptae	praeruptī		praeruptōrum	praeruptārum	praeruptōrum
Dative	praeruptō		praeruptō		praeruptīs
Accusative	praeruptum	praeruptam	praeruptum		praeruptōs	praeruptās	praerupta
Ablative	praeruptō	praeruptā	praeruptō		praeruptīs
Vocative	praerupte	praerupta	praeruptum		praeruptī	praeruptae	praerupta

References

• “praeruptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praeruptus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • steep rocks: saxa praerupta