imperar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperāre. Also borrowed from English imperious, French impérieux, Italian imperioso, Spanish imperioso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.peˈrar/

Verb

imperar (present imperas, past imperis, future imperos, conditional imperus, imperative imperez)

1. (transitive) to order, direct, enjoin, bid, command (not military)
2. (transitive) to rule, have sway

Conjugation

    Conjugation of imperar

		present		past		future
infinitive		imperar		imperir		imperor
tense		imperas		imperis		imperos
conditional		imperus
imperative		imperez
adjective active participle		imperanta		imperinta		imperonta
adverbial active participle		imperante		imperinte		imperonte
nominal active participle	singular	imperanto		imperinto		imperonto
	plural	imperanti		imperinti		imperonti
adjective passive participle		imperata		imperita		imperota
adverbial passive participle		imperate		imperite		imperote
nominal passive participle	singular	imperato		imperito		imperoto
	plural	imperati		imperiti		imperoti

Derived terms

• imperema (“imperious”)
• impero (“command”)
• kontreimpero (“counterorder”)

 

See also

• komandar
• dominacar
• guvernar
• regnar
• imperio

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperāre, present active infinitive of imperō (“command, govern”).

Verb

1. to reign, to rule

Related terms

• imperador

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Spanish

Etymology

A latin reinsertion from Old Spanish emperar inherited from imperāre, present active infinitive of imperō (“command, govern”). Cf. the dialectal emprar.

Verb

1. to reign, to rule
2. to prevail
3. to be in command, to be emperor

Related terms

• emperador