impromptu

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French impromptu. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɒmptju/ (US) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɑmpt(j)u/ === Adjective === impromptu (not comparable) Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal. Synonyms: extemporaneous, unplanned; see also Thesaurus:impromptu ==== Translations ==== === Noun === impromptu (plural impromptus) (music) A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo. (by extension) Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Univerbation of the Latin adverbial locution in prōmptū (“ready, at hand”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pʁɔ̃p.ty/ === Adjective === impromptu (feminine impromptue, masculine plural impromptus, feminine plural impromptues) improvised, not planned une visite impromptue. ― an unplanned visit === Noun === impromptu m (plural impromptus) improvised action Synonym: improviste à l'impromptu ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (music) impromptu Synonyms: improvisation, impro === Further reading === “impromptu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French impromptu (“improvised, not planned; improvised action”). === Adjective === impromptu (comparative lebih impromptu, superlative paling impromptu) improvised, extemporaneous, unplanned: without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal === Further reading === “impromptu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French impromptu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /em.prompˈty/**, /em.prompˈtu/* Rhymes: -u === Noun === impromptu m (invariable) (music) impromptu Synonym: improvviso === References === == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French impromptu. === Noun === impromptu n (plural impromptuuri) impromptu ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Noun === impromptu m (plural impromptus) impromptu === Further reading === “impromptu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025