imperatiu
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin imperātīvus, attested from the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /im.pə.ɾəˈtiw/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /im.pe.ɾaˈtiw/
- Rhymes: -iw
Adjective
imperatiu (feminine imperativa, masculine plural imperatius, feminine plural imperatives)
- (grammar) imperative (of, or relating to the imperative mood)
- imperative (essential; crucial; extremely important)
Derived terms
- imperativament
Noun
imperatiu m (uncountable)
- (grammar) imperative (the grammatical mood expressing an order)
References
- “imperatiu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Further reading
- “imperatiu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “imperatiu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “imperatiu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.