# romper
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɹɒmpə/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈɹɑmpɚ/}
* Rhymes: -ɒmpə(ɹ)

### Etymology 1

From romp +‎ -er.

#### Noun

romper (plural rompers)
* Someone who romps or frolics.
** 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 316:For a brief spell in 1974, Polly was singing in blackface as Sarah Leone with a British reggae romper named Tony Jackson.
* (nautical) A ship that has moved far ahead of a convoy; see also straggler.

### Etymology 2

Ellipsis of romper suit.

#### Noun

romper (plural rompers)
* A onesie.
** 2021 May 4, Ruth La Ferla, “On That Bombshell Billie Eilish Cover for British Vogue”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:Prompted to pose on her bed, [Tavi Gevinson] dressed in a skimpy romper, “pouting,” she recalled, “with heavily lined eyes and straightened blonde hair.”

##### Derived terms

* bubble romper

### Etymology 3

From Romper Room, name of a children's television series. See romp.

#### Verb

romper (third-person singular simple present rompers, present participle rompering, simple past and past participle rompered)
* (Ireland, historical, transitive) To abduct (a victim) to a room where they are tortured and murdered.
** 2003, Martin Dillon, The Trigger Men: Assassins and Terror Bosses in the Ireland Conflict:James McCartan was about to be ‘rompered’, but not before those present poured themselves drinks.

##### Derived terms

* romper room

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English romper, from English romper suit. In folk etymology, the word is linked with Dutch romp (“torso”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɔm.pər/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: rom‧per
* Rhymes: -ɔmpər

### Noun

romper m (plural rompers, diminutive rompertje n)
* a one-piece garment for an infant or small child; a onesie or romper
* an adult loungewear jumpsuit with short sleeves; a onesie or romper

#### Usage notes

For the baby version, the diminutive rompertje is often used.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese romper (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin rumpere.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [romˈpeɾ]

### Verb

romper (first-person singular present rompo, first-person singular preterite rompín, past participle rompido, short past participle roto) romper (first-person singular present rompo, first-person singular preterite rompim or rompi, past participle rompido, reintegrationist norm)
* (transitive, intransitive) to break
    Synonyms: britar, crebar, rachar
* (intransitive, of the day) to dawn
    Synonym: abrir

#### Conjugation

$^1$Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar. $^2$Usually used with auxiliary verbs haber and ter.
$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “romper”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “romper”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “romper”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “romper”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “romper”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “romper” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “romper”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Ladin
### Alternative forms

* rompe

### Etymology

From Latin rumpere.

### Verb

romper
* to break

#### Conjugation

* Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese romper, from Latin rumpō, rumpere (“to break”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁõˈpe(ʁ)/ [hõˈpe(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁõˈpe(ʁ)/ [hõˈpe(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ʁõˈpe(ɾ)/ [hõˈpe(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁõˈpe(ʁ)/ [χõˈpe(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁõˈpe(ɻ)/ [hõˈpe(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁõˈpeɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁõˈpeɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ʁõˈpe.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: rom‧per

### Verb

romper (first-person singular present rompo, first-person singular preterite rompi, past participle rompido, short past participle (Brazil only) roto)
* to break

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazil only. $^2$Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar. $^3$Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:romper.

#### Related terms

* corromper
* roçar
* roto
* rotura

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish romper, from Latin rumpō, rumpere (“to break”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /romˈpeɾ/ [rõmˈpeɾ]
* Audio (Peru):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: rom‧per

### Verb

romper (first-person singular present rompo, first-person singular preterite rompí, past participle roto)
* to break
    Synonyms: despedazar, destrozar, destruir, derribar, derrumbar, arruinar, quebrar
    romper el hechizobreak the spell
    se me ha roto el móvil ― my mobile phone broke
    Rómpase la cabeza con ilusiones ópticas.Rack your brain with optical illusions.
* to break up, terminate (a relationship, friendship etc.)
    Mariana rompió con ella.Mariana broke up with her.
    Mariana y Catalina rompieron.Mariana and Catalina broke up.
* (with a) to begin to do something
    Synonyms: comenzar, empezar
    romper a conducir ― to start driving
* to rupture

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* rompe saragüey
* rompecabezas m
* rompecabezas
* rompecorazones
* rompedero
* rompedor, rompedora
* rompehielos
* rompehuelgas
* rompemuelles
* rompeolas m
* romper a llorar
* romper el hielo
* romper el nombre
* romper filas
* romper la baraja
* romper las hostilidades
* romper las oraciones
* romper por todo
* romper un camino
* romper una lanza
* romperredes
* romperse la cabeza
* romperse los cascos
* romperse los cuernos
* rompible
* rompimiento
* tanto va el cántaro a la fuente que al final se rompe

#### Related terms

* corromper
* roto
* rotura
* rozar
* ruptura
* ruta

#### Descendants

* → Belizean Creole: rompeh raaheh

### Further reading

* “romper”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10