abort

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbɔːt/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɔɹt/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t === Etymology 1 === From Middle English, from Latin abortus, perfect active participle of aborior (“miscarry”), formed from ab + orior (“come into being”). Doublet of abortus. ==== Noun ==== abort (plural aborts) (military, aeronautics) An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission. (computing) The function used to abort a process. (computing) An event in which a process is aborted. (now rare) The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion. [First attested in the early 17th century.] (obsolete) A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17th century.] ===== Descendants ===== → Polish: abort → Portuguese: abort ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin abortare, from abortus, from aboriri (“miscarry”), from ab- (“not”) + oriri (“come into being, arise, appear”). ==== Verb ==== abort (third-person singular simple present aborts, present participle aborting, simple past and past participle aborted) (intransitive, now rare outside medicine) To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] (transitive, intransitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. [Attested since at least the 19th century.] (transitive) To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back. [First attested in the late 16th century.] (intransitive) To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages. [First attested in the late 16th century.] (intransitive, biology) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile. [First attested in the mid 19th century.] (transitive, biology) To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation. [First attested in the mid 19th century.] (intransitive, military) To abandon a mission at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion. [First attested in the mid 20th century.] (transitive, aeronautics) To terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket; to destroy a missile or rocket prematurely. [First attested in the mid 20th century.] (transitive, computing) To terminate a process prior to completion. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== (computing) abend, exception ==== References ==== “abort”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms “abort” in "Systems and software engineering—vocabulary", ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:2010(E), 15 December 2010, →ISBN, DOI 10.1109/IEEESTD.2010.5733835 === Anagrams === rabot, Bator, Tobar, Tabor, tobra, Barot, Barto, Torba, boart, ORBAT, tabor == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English abort, from Latin abortare, from abortus, from aboriri (“miscarry”), from ab- (“not”) + oriri (“come into being, arise, appear”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧bort === Verb === abort to abort; to cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === From Latin abortus. === Noun === abort abort, abortion ==== Declension ==== === References === Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN == Czech == === Alternative forms === abortus === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈabort] === Noun === abort m inan (medicine) abortion (expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed) Synonym: potrat ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “abort”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “abort”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “abort”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 “abort”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abʌɐ̯t/ Rhymes: -ʌɐ̯t === Noun === abort c (singular definite aborten, plural indefinite aborter) abortion miscarriage ==== Inflection ==== == Estonian == === Etymology === From German Abort. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑˈb̥ort/ Rhymes: -ort === Noun === abort (genitive abordi, partitive aborti) abortion miscarriage ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === abort in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin abortus (“premature delivery, abortion; miscarriage”), perfect active participle of aborior (“I disappear; miscarry, am aborted (of a baby)”), a compound from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from orior (“I rise, appear, am born”), from Proto-Italic *orjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir, rise, spring”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbɔʈ/, /aˈbɔʁt/ Rhymes: -ɔʈ, -ɔʁt, -ɔrt Hyphenation: ab‧ort === Noun === abort m (definite singular aborten, indefinite plural aborter, definite plural abortene) (medicine) an abortion (termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable outside the uterus) Synonyms: misfødsel, fosterdrap, svangerskapsavbrytelse, svangerskapsavbrudd illegal abort ― illegal abortion provosert abort ― provoked abortion (medicine) a miscarriage (abortion that occurs by itself) Synonym: spontanabort ha en abort ― have an abortion ta abort ― induce abortion habituell abort ― habitual abortion (the miscarriage of 3 or more consecutive pregnancies) (medicine) an abortion (termination of pregnancy induced by surgery or medication) Synonyms: abortus provocatus, fosterfordrivelse, utskrapning foreta en abort ― perform an abortion kjønnsbetinget abort ― gendered abortion selvbestemt abort ― self-determined abortion (artificial abortion that a pregnant woman may require performed by the end of the 12th week of pregnancy, according to Norwegian law) (medicine, now rare) a premature foetus (technology) the act of aborting Synonym: abortere ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== abortus (“abortion, monstrosity”) abortiv (“abortive”) abortør (“abortionist”) fosterreduksjon (“fetal reduction”) === References === “abort” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “abort” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “abort” in Store medisinske leksikon === Anagrams === abrot, borat == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin abortus. === Noun === abort m (definite singular aborten, indefinite plural abortar, definite plural abortane) abortion (induced) miscarriage (spontaneous) Synonym: spontanabort ==== Derived terms ==== spontan abort, spontanabort === References === “abort” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English abort. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.bɔrt/ Rhymes: -abɔrt Syllabification: a‧bort === Noun === abort m inan (medicine) abortion (act of inducing abortion) Synonym: aborcja Coordinate term: poronienie (computing) force quit, closing (act of stopping a program) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === abort in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN abort in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English abort. === Noun === abort m (plural aborts) (computing) abort (function used to abort a process) Synonym: abortamento == Swedish == === Noun === abort c abort, abortion (the process of ending a pregnancy) (obsolete) an abort, a miscarriage Synonyms: missfall, spontanabort ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== abortförsök (“attempted abortion”) abortpiller (“abortion pill”) spontanabort (“miscarriage”) ==== Related terms ==== abortera abortiv ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: abortti === References === abort in Svensk ordbok (SO) abort in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) abort in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) abort in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923) === Anagrams === borta, botar == Tatar == === Noun === abort Latin spelling of аборт (abort)