English

Adverb

subito ‎(not comparable)

1. (music) suddenly

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.bi.to/

Adverb

subito ‎(comparative plus subito, superlative le plus subito)

1. suddenly

Italian

Etymology

From Latin subitō.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.bi.to/

Adverb

subito

1. at once, immediately
2. as soon as possible
3. right away
4. forthwith
5. instantly
6. now
7. straight away
8. without delay

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /su.ˈbi.to/

Verb

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

1. past participle of subire
2. past participle of subirsi

Latin

Adverb

subitō ‎(not comparable)

1. suddenly

   Subito malum cecidit de arbore.‎

   Suddenly, an apple fell from the tree.

Related terms

• subitus

Descendants

Verb

subītō

1. second-person singular future (impersonal) active imperative of subeō
2. 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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “subito”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to speak extempore: subito, ex tempore (opp. ex praeparato) dicere