imperatiu

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [im.pə.ɾəˈtiw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [im.pe.ɾaˈtiw]
• Rhymes: -iw

Adjective

imperatiu (feminine imperativa, masculine plural imperatius, feminine plural imperatives)

1. (grammar) imperative (of, or relating to the imperative mood)
2. imperative (essential; crucial; extremely important)

Derived terms

• imperativament

Noun

imperatiu m (uncountable)

1. (grammar) imperative (the grammatical mood expressing an order)

Further reading

• “imperatiu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “imperatiu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “imperatiu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.