imperiu

Asturian

Etymology

From Old Leonese imperio, from Latin imperium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imˈpeɾju/ [ĩmˈpe.ɾju]
• Rhymes: -eɾju
• Syllabification: im‧pe‧riu

Noun

imperiu m (plural imperios)

1. empire (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories)

Related terms

• emperador
• imperial

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “imperiu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “imperiu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impeˈriu/
• Rhymes: -iu
• Syllabification: im‧pe‧ri‧u

Verb

imperiu

1. imperative of imperii

Romanian

Alternative forms

• империу (imperiu) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imˈpe.rju/
• Rhymes: -erju
• Hyphenation: im‧pe‧riu

Noun

imperiu n (plural imperii)

1. empire
2. rule, reign, dominion

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	imperiu	imperiul	imperii	imperiile
genitive-dative	imperiu	imperiului	imperii	imperiilor
vocative	imperiule		imperiilor

Synonyms

• împărăție

Related terms

• imperial
• împărat
• împărătesc
• împărăție

Further reading

• “imperiu”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026