imperiosus

LatinEdit

Alternative formsEdit

inperiōsus

EtymologyEdit

From imperium (“empire, imperial government”) +‎ -ōsus, from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (form of in) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”).

PronunciationEdit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /im.pe.riˈoː.sus/, [ɪmpɛɾiˈoːs̠ʊs̠]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /im.pe.riˈo.sus/, [impɛɾiˈɔːs̬us]

AdjectiveEdit

imperiōsus (feminine imperiōsa, neuter imperiōsum, adverb imperiōsē); first/second-declension adjective

mighty, powerful, puissant, commanding
imperious, domineering, overbearing, tyrannical, dictatorial

DeclensionEdit

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	imperiōsus	imperiōsa	imperiōsum	imperiōsī	imperiōsae	imperiōsa
Genitive	imperiōsī	imperiōsae	imperiōsī	imperiōsōrum	imperiōsārum	imperiōsōrum
Dative	imperiōsō	imperiōsae	imperiōsō	imperiōsīs
Accusative	imperiōsum	imperiōsam	imperiōsum	imperiōsōs	imperiōsās	imperiōsa
Ablative	imperiōsō	imperiōsā	imperiōsō	imperiōsīs
Vocative	imperiōse	imperiōsa	imperiōsum	imperiōsī	imperiōsae	imperiōsa

Derived termsEdit

imperiōsē

Related termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

Catalan: imperiós
→ English: imperious
French: impérieux
Galician: imperioso
Italian: imperioso
Portuguese: imperioso
Spanish: imperioso

ReferencesEdit

imperiosus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
imperiosus in Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891
imperiosus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
imperiosus in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934
imperiosus in William Smith, editor, A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray, 1848