rompre

See also: rompré

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan rompre, from Latin rumpō, rumpere (to break). Cognate with Occitan rompre, Spanish romper.

Pronunciation

Verb

rompre (first-person singular present rompo, first-person singular preterite rompí, past participle romput)

  1. to break

Conjugation

See also

References

  • “rompre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French rompre, from Old French rompre, from Latin rumpō, rumpere (to break).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔ̃pʁ/
  • (file)

Verb

rompre

  1. (transitive) to break (something)
  2. (transitive) to snap (something)
  3. (reflexive) to break
  4. to break up (with someone)

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like vendre, except that it adds an extra -t in the third-person singular form of the present indicative: il rompt, not *il romp. This is strictly a spelling change; pronunciation-wise, the verb is conjugated exactly like vendre.

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French rompre.

Verb

rompre

  1. to break

Descendants

  • French: rompre

Norman

Etymology

From Old French rompre, from Latin rumpō, rumpere (break).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

rompre

  1. (Jersey) to break
    • 2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN, page 24:
      la mort d'la chorchiéthe avait rompu san chorchéthon.
      the death of the sorceress had broken her spell.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin rumpere. Cognate with French rompre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁum.pʁe], [ˈrum.pɾe]
  • (file)

Verb

rompre

  1. to break

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin rumpere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrumpɾə/

Verb

rompre

  1. to break (damage significantly)
    Synonyms: brisier, quasser

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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