imperar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperāre. Also borrowed from English imperious, French impérieux, Italian imperioso, Spanish imperioso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.peˈrar/

Verb

imperar (present imperas, past imperis, future imperos, conditional imperus, imperative imperez)

  1. (transitive) to order, direct, enjoin, bid, command (not military)
  2. (transitive) to rule, have sway

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • imperema (imperious)
  • impero (command)
  • kontreimpero (counterorder)

See also


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperāre, present active infinitive of imperō (command, govern).

Verb

imperar (first-person singular present indicative impero, past participle imperado)

  1. to reign, to rule

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

A latin reinsertion from Old Spanish emperar inherited from imperāre, present active infinitive of imperō (command, govern). Cf. the dialectal emprar.

Verb

imperar (first-person singular present impero, first-person singular preterite imperé, past participle imperado)

  1. to reign, to rule
  2. to prevail
  3. to be in command, to be emperor

Conjugation

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