prorompere

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin prōrumpō.

Verb

prorómpere (first-person singular present prorómpo, first-person singular past historic prorùppi, past participle prorótto, auxiliary (in most meanings) avére or (in the meaning "to break out, to burst out (in tears, shouts, etc.)") èssere) (intransitive)

  1. to erupt, to gush, to burst forth
    Synonyms: fuoriuscire, traboccare, straripare, tracimare
    il fiume prorompe dall'argine ― the river is erupting over the dam
  2. (by extension) to rush out; to pour out (of people)
  3. (figurative) to break out (begin suddenly), to burst out
    Synonyms: esplodere, scoppiare, sbottare, sfogarsi, inveire, erompere, manifestarsi, sboccare
    lo sdegno proruppe violento ― disdain broke out violently
    lui è prorotto in lacrime ― he broke out in tears
  4. (figurative) to intervene, to interrupt
    "non ne posso più!" proruppe
    "I can't handle it any more," he interrupted
  5. (literary) to attack, to fling oneself

Conjugation

    Conjugation of prorómpere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive prorómpere
auxiliary verb avére1, èssere2 gerund prorompèndo
present participle prorompènte past participle prorótto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present prorómpo prorómpi prorómpe prorompiàmo prorompéte prorómpono
imperfect prorompévo prorompévi prorompéva prorompevàmo prorompevàte prorompévano
past historic prorùppi prorompésti prorùppe prorompémmo prorompéste prorùppero
future proromperò proromperài proromperà proromperémo proromperéte proromperànno
conditional proromperèi proromperésti proromperèbbe, proromperébbe proromperémmo proromperéste proromperèbbero, proromperébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present prorómpa prorómpa prorómpa prorompiàmo prorompiàte prorómpano
imperfect prorompéssi prorompéssi prorompésse prorompéssimo prorompéste prorompéssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
prorómpi prorómpa prorompiàmo prorompéte prorómpano
negative imperative non prorómpere non prorómpa non prorompiàmo non prorompéte non prorómpano

1In most meanings.
2In the meaning "to break out, to burst out (in tears, shouts, etc.)".

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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