imperiosus

Latin

Alternative forms

inperiōsus

Etymology

From imperium (“empire, imperial government”) +‎ -ōsus, from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (form of in) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /im.pe.riˈoː.sus/, [ɪm.pɛ.rɪˈoː.sʊs]

Adjective

imperiōsus (feminine imperiōsa, neuter imperiōsum); first/second declension

mighty, powerful, puissant, commanding
imperious, domineering, tyrannical, dictatorial

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
nominative	imperiōsus	imperiōsa	imperiōsum	imperiōsī	imperiōsae	imperiōsa
genitive	imperiōsī	imperiōsae	imperiōsī	imperiōsōrum	imperiōsārum	imperiōsōrum
dative	imperiōsō	imperiōsae	imperiōsō	imperiōsīs
accusative	imperiōsum	imperiōsam	imperiōsum	imperiōsōs	imperiōsās	imperiōsa
ablative	imperiōsō	imperiōsā	imperiōsō	imperiōsīs
vocative	imperiōse	imperiōsa	imperiōsum	imperiōsī	imperiōsae	imperiōsa

Derived terms

imperiōsē

Related terms

Terms related to imperiosus

Descendants

Catalan: imperiós
→ English: imperious
French: impérieux
Italian: imperioso
Portuguese: imperioso
Spanish: imperioso

References

imperiosus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
imperiosus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
imperiosus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
imperiosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
imperiosus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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