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Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin imperātīvus.
Pronunciation
Noun
imperativo (uncountable, accusative imperativon)
- (grammar) imperative
Descendants
Italian
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Latin imperātīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /im.pe.raˈti.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ra‧tì‧vo
Adjective
imperativo (feminine imperativa, masculine plural imperativi, feminine plural imperative)
- imperative
Derived terms
Noun
imperativo m (plural imperativi)
- (grammar) imperative
Derived terms
Further reading
- imperativo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- imperativo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- imperativo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- imperativo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- imperativo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- imperativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
imperātīvō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of imperātīvus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ra‧ti‧vo
Adjective
imperativo (feminine imperativa, masculine plural imperativos, feminine plural imperativas)
- imperative (expressing a command)
Noun
imperativo m (plural imperativos)
- (grammar) imperative mood
- order; command
Further reading
- “imperativo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “imperativo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “imperativo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “imperativo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “imperativo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “imperativo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /impeɾaˈtibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: im‧pe‧ra‧ti‧vo
Adjective
imperativo (feminine imperativa, masculine plural imperativos, feminine plural imperativas)
- imperative
Derived terms
Noun
imperativo m (plural imperativos)
- imperative (necessity)
- (grammar) imperative
- Hyponyms: imperativo categórico, imperativo lexicalizado, imperativo retrospectivo
Further reading