império

See also: imperio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• emperio, empério, imperio (obsolete)

Etymology

Altered from Old Galician-Portuguese emperio (to more closely reflect the Latin source), borrowed from Latin imperium.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈpɛ.ɾi.u/ [ĩˈpɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈpɛ.ɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈpɛ.ɾi.u/ [ĩˈpɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈpɛ.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈpɛ.ɾi.o/ [ĩˈpɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈpɛ.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈpɛ.ɾju/

• Hyphenation: im‧pé‧ri‧o

Noun

império m (plural impérios)

1. empire

Related terms

• imperial
• imperador