subito

subito

See also: súbito

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Italian subito.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsuː.bɪ.təʊ/

    Adverb

    subito (not comparable)

    1. (music) Suddenly, abruptly.

    Dutch

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Italian subito, from Latin subitō.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsy.bi.toː/
    • Hyphenation: su‧bi‧to

    Adverb

    subito

    1. immediately, suddenly
      Synonyms: opeens, plotseling, subiet
    2. (music) suddenly, abruptly

    Finnish

    Etymology

    Italian subito

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsubito/, [ˈs̠ubit̪o̞]
    • Rhymes: -ubito
    • Syllabification(key): su‧bi‧to
    • Hyphenation(key): su‧bi‧to

    Adverb

    subito

    1. (music) subito (suddenly, abruptly)

    Synonyms

    French

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sy.bi.to/
    • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

    Adverb

    subito

    1. suddenly; abruptly

    Further reading

    German

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Italian subito.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈzuːbito/
      • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
      • Hyphenation: su‧bi‧to

      Adverb

      subito

      1. (music) subito
      2. (colloquial) quickly, immediately

      Further reading

      • subito”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
      • subito” in Duden online
      • subito” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

      Interlingua

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈsu.bi.to/

      Adverb

      subito (comparative plus subito, superlative le plus subito)

      1. suddenly

      Italian

      Etymology 1

        Borrowed from Latin subitō.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈsu.bi.to/
        • Rhymes: -ubito
        • Hyphenation: sù‧bi‧to

        Adverb

        subito

        1. at once, immediately, as soon as possible, shortly
        Descendants
        • Neapolitan: subbeto
        • Slavomolisano: subita

        Etymology 2

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /suˈbi.to/
        • Rhymes: -ito
        • Hyphenation: su‧bì‧to

        Participle

        subito (feminine subita, masculine plural subiti, feminine plural subite)

        1. past participle of subire

        Further reading

        • subito2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

        Latin

        Etymology 1

        Via the meaning "coming up closely, sneaking up suddenly".

        Pronunciation

        Participle

        subitō

        1. dative/ablative singular masculine/neuter of subitus

        Adjective

        subitō

        1. dative/ablative singular masculine/neuter of subitus (sudden, unexpected)

        Adverb

        subitō (not comparable)

        1. suddenly
          Synonym: dē subitō
          Subitō mālum cecidit dē arbore.
          Suddenly, an apple fell from the tree.

        Descendants

        See subitus.

        Etymology 2

        Pronunciation

        Verb

        subītō

        1. second/third-person singular future impersonal active imperative of subeō

        References

        • subito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
        • subito”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
        • subito”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
        • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
          • (ambiguous) to speak extempore: subito, ex tempore (opp. ex praeparato) dicere

        Norwegian Bokmål

        Adverb

        subito

        1. (music) subito

        Norwegian Nynorsk

        Adverb

        subito

        1. (music) subito

        Romanian

        Etymology 1

        Borrowed from Italian subito.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈsu.bi.to/
        • Rhymes: -ubito
        • Hyphenation: su‧bi‧to

        Adverb

        subito

        1. (music) subito

        Etymology 2

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /suˈbi.to/
        • Rhymes: -ito
        • Hyphenation: su‧bi‧to

        Adjective

        subito

        1. vocative feminine singular of subit

        Further reading