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)
- imperious, peremptory
- urgent, impelling
Related terms
- imperio
- imperiosamente
- imperiosità
Latin
Adjective
imperiōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of imperiōsus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperiōsus.
Adjective
imperioso (feminine imperiosa, masculine plural imperiosos, feminine plural imperiosas, metaphonic)
- imperious; authoritarian
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)
- urgent, imperious
- ineluctable, inescapable
Derived terms
- imperiosamente
Further reading
- “imperioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014