imperioso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin imperiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.peˈrjo.zo/, (traditional) /im.peˈrjo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: im‧pe‧rió‧so

Adjective

imperioso (feminine imperiosa, masculine plural imperiosi, feminine plural imperiose)

1. imperious, peremptory
2. urgent, impelling

Related terms

• imperio
• imperiosamente
• imperiosità

 

Latin

Adjective

imperiōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of imperiōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperiōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pe.ɾiˈo.zu/ [ĩ.pe.ɾɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈɾjo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pe.ɾiˈo.zu/ [ĩ.pe.ɾɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈɾjo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pe.ɾiˈo.zo/ [ĩ.pe.ɾɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈɾjo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɨˈɾjo.zu/

• Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ri‧o‧so

Adjective

imperioso (feminine imperiosa, masculine plural imperiosos, feminine plural imperiosas, metaphonic)

1. imperious; authoritarian
2. urgent

Related terms

• imperador
• imperar
• império

 

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin imperiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impeˈɾjoso/ [ĩm.peˈɾjo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: im‧pe‧rio‧so

Adjective

imperioso (feminine imperiosa, masculine plural imperiosos, feminine plural imperiosas)

1. urgent, imperious

   Synonyms: urgente, apremiante

2. ineluctable, inescapable

Derived terms

• imperiosamente

 

Further reading

• “imperioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16