imperator
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin imperātor. Doublet of emperor.
Noun edit
imperator (plural imperators or imperatores)
- An emperor.
- 1843, “TRIUMPHUS”, in William Smith, Charles Anthon, editors, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, 3rd American edition, New York, N.Y., Cincinnati, Oh., Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company, page 1019, column 1:
- But to compensate in some degree for what was then taken away, the custom was introduced of bestowing what was termed Triumphalia Ornamenta, that is, permission to receive the titles bestowed upon, and to appear in public with the robes worn by the imperatores of the commonwealth when they triumphed, and to bequeath to their descendants triumphal statues.
- 1898 April 16, Paolo Mantegazza, anonymous translator, “From the Nuova Antologia. Regressive Evolution.”, in The Living Age, sixth series, volume XVIII; from the beginning, volume CCXVII, number 2806, Boston, Mass.: The Living Age Company, section VI, page 160, column 2:
- Modern emperors and consuls of the year VIII. are no more the imperatores of ancient Rome, and modern religious organizations are but the phantasms of mediæval corporations.
- 1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 147:
- He said cautiously, "I do not think it right, Imperator."
- 1990, Robert Newman, “A Dialogue of Power in the Coinage of Antony and Octavian (44–30 B.C.)”, in American Journal of Numismatics, second series, volume 2, New York, N.Y.: The American Numismatic Society, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 53:
- Given the sudden proliferation of self-portraits on the coins of all the imperatores of this period, many of whom certainly had not received such a privilege, such an unattested grant to Antony need not be assumed.
Usage notes edit
Frequently used in historical fiction.
Related terms edit
Anagrams edit
Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism; ultimately from Latin imperātor.
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Noun edit
imperator (definite accusative imperatoru, plural imperatorlar)
Declension edit
Declension of imperator | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | imperator |
imperatorlar | ||||||
definite accusative | imperatoru |
imperatorları | ||||||
dative | imperatora |
imperatorlara | ||||||
locative | imperatorda |
imperatorlarda | ||||||
ablative | imperatordan |
imperatorlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | imperatorun |
imperatorların |
Interlingua edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin imperātor.
Noun edit
imperator (plural imperatores)
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From imperō (“command”), via the radical of its supine imperātum + -tor.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /im.peˈraː.tor/, [ɪmpɛˈräːt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /im.peˈra.tor/, [impeˈräːt̪or]
Noun edit
imperātor m (genitive imperātōris, feminine imperātrīx); third declension
- commander, general, chief, master, person in charge
- emperor, ruler, commander-in-chief
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | imperātor | imperātōrēs |
Genitive | imperātōris | imperātōrum |
Dative | imperātōrī | imperātōribus |
Accusative | imperātōrem | imperātōrēs |
Ablative | imperātōre | imperātōribus |
Vocative | imperātor | imperātōrēs |
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Descendants edit
- → Albanian: mbret
- Aromanian: ampirat
- Asturian: emperador
- → Proto-Brythonic: *ɨmperọdr
- Catalan: emperador
- Old Francoprovençal: emperare (nominative), emperaor (oblique)
- Franco-Provençal: emperaor
- Old French: emperere (nominative), empereor (oblique)
- Friulian: imperadôr
- Italian: imperatore
- Ligurian: imperatô
- Old Occitan: emperaire (nominative), emperaor (oblique)
- Occitan: emperaire
- → Ottoman Turkish: ایمپراطور (imperator)
- Turkish: imparator
- Piedmontese: imperador
- → Polish: imperator
- Portuguese: imperador
- Romanian: împărat
- Romansch: imperatur, imperataur
- → Russian: император (imperator)
- Sicilian: mpiraturi
- Spanish: emperador
- → Ukrainian: імператор (imperator)
- Venetian: inperadore, inperador
- Walloon: impreur
References edit
- “imperator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “imperator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- imperator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to succeed some one as general: alicui imperatori succedere
- to succeed some one as general: alicui imperatori succedere
- “imperator”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- imperator in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “imperator”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin imperātor.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
imperator m pers (female equivalent imperatorowa)
- emperor (ruler of an empire)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | imperator | imperatorzy/imperatorowie |
genitive | imperatora | imperatorów |
dative | imperatorowi | imperatorom |
accusative | imperatora | imperatorów |
instrumental | imperatorem | imperatorami |
locative | imperatorze | imperatorach |
vocative | imperatorze | imperatorzy/imperatorowie |
Derived terms edit
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Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin imperator. Doublet of împărat.
Noun edit
imperator m (plural imperatori)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) imperator | imperatorul | (niște) imperatori | imperatorii |
genitive/dative | (unui) imperator | imperatorului | (unor) imperatori | imperatorilor |
vocative | imperatorule | imperatorilor |
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin imperātor.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
impèrātor m (Cyrillic spelling импѐра̄тор)
- emperor (ruler of an empire)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | imperator | imperatori |
genitive | imperatora | imperatora |
dative | imperatoru | imperatorima |
accusative | imperatora | imperatore |
vocative | imperatore | imperatori |
locative | imperatoru | imperatorima |
instrumental | imperatorom | imperatorima |
Uzbek edit
Other scripts | |
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Cyrillic | император (imperator) |
Latin | imperator |
Perso-Arabic |
Noun edit
imperator (plural imperatorlar)
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- en:Heads of state
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