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imperativus

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus.

Noun

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imperativus m (plural imperativi or imperativussen, diminutive imperativusje n)

  1. (grammar) the imperative mood or a word therein

Synonyms

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From imperō (to command, order) + īvus.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    imperātīvus (feminine imperātīva, neuter imperātīvum, adverb imperātīvē); first/second-declension adjective

    1. Of or proceeding from a command, commanded.
    2. (grammar) imperative

    Declension

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    First/second-declension adjective.

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    • imperativus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • imperativus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.