impromptu

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French impromptu. === Pronunciation === enPR: ĭm-prŏmp′t(y)o͞o; IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɒmp.t(j)u/ (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɒmp.tju/ (US) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɑmp.t(j)u/ Hyphenation: im‧promp‧tu === Adjective === impromptu (not comparable) Improvised; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal. Synonyms: extemporaneous, extempore, ad lib, unplanned; see also Thesaurus:impromptu an impromptu speech The party began with an impromptu rendition of “Happy Birthday”. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === impromptu (not comparable) Extemporaneously; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal. Synonyms: ex tempore, extempore, ad lib happened impromptu was done impromptu === 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 ==== === Verb === impromptu (third-person singular simple present impromptus, present participle impromptuing, simple past and past participle impromptued) To compose offhand. Synonyms: extemporize, improvise === Further reading === “impromptu”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Etymology === Univerbation of the Latin adverbial locution in prōmptū (“ready, at hand”); see Latin in- for the n → m change. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pʁɔ̃p.ty/ Rhymes: -y Hyphenation: im‧promp‧tu === 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 (adverbial) ― spontaneously (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 === Unadapted borrowing from French impromptu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /em.prompˈty/**, /em.prompˈtu/* Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: im‧promp‧tù === Noun === impromptu m (invariable) (music) impromptu Synonym: improvviso === References === === Further reading === impromptu in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore impromptu in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French impromptu. First attested in 1777. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛm.prɔmpˈti/ Rhymes: -i Syllabification: im‧prom‧ptu === Adjective === impromptu (not comparable, indeclinable, no derived adverb) impromptu (improvised; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal) === Adverb === impromptu (not comparable) impromptu (extemporaneously; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal) === Noun === impromptu n (indeclinable) (music) impromptu (a short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo) Hypernym: utwór === References === === Further reading === Modern Standard Polish: “impromptu”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “impromptu”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) Zygmunt Saloni, et al., editors (2020), “impromptu”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish]‎[5], 4. online edition, Warszawa == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French impromptu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /im.prompˈty/ Hyphenation: im‧promp‧tu === Noun === impromptu n (plural impromptuuri) (music) impromptu ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “impromptu”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French impromptu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /empɾomˈti/ [ẽm.pɾõmˈt̪i] Rhymes: -i IPA(key): /empɾomˈtu/ [ẽm.pɾõmˈt̪u] Rhymes: -u IPA(key): /impɾomˈtu/ [ĩm.pɾõmˈt̪u] Rhymes: -u Syllabification: im‧promp‧tu === Noun === impromptu m (plural impromptus) (music) impromptu === Adverb === impromptu synonym of in promptu ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === 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 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “impromptu”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA