iubere

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iubēre, present active infinitive of iubeō (“I command, order”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈju.be.re/, [ˈjuːber̺e]
• Hyphenation: iù‧be‧re

Verb

iubere

1. (literary, rare) to command, order
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso [The Divine Comedy: Paradise] (paperback), Le Monnier, published 2002, Canto XII, page 212, lines 10–12:

     Come si volgon per tenera nube ¶ due archi paralleli e concolori, ¶ quando Iunone a sua ancella iube

     And as are spanned athwart a tender cloud ¶ two rainbows parallel and like in colour, ¶ when Juno to her handmaid gives command

Usage notes

• The verb is only attested in its third-person present indicative form, iube.

Related terms

• iussivo

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) iubēre

1. present active infinitive of iubeō
2. second-person singular present passive imperative of iubeō
3. second-person singular present passive indicative of iubeō