imperator
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin imperātor. Doublet of emperor.
Noun
[edit]imperator (plural imperators or imperatores)
- An emperor.
- 1843, “TRIUMPHUS”, in William Smith, Charles Anthon, editors, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, 3rd American edition, New York, N.Y., Cincinnati, Oh., Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company, page 1019, column 1:
- But to compensate in some degree for what was then taken away, the custom was introduced of bestowing what was termed Triumphalia Ornamenta, that is, permission to receive the titles bestowed upon, and to appear in public with the robes worn by the imperatores of the commonwealth when they triumphed, and to bequeath to their descendants triumphal statues.
- 1898 April 16, Paolo Mantegazza, anonymous translator, “From the Nuova Antologia. Regressive Evolution.”, in The Living Age, sixth series, volume XVIII; from the beginning, volume CCXVII, number 2806, Boston, Mass.: The Living Age Company, section VI, page 160, column 2:
- Modern emperors and consuls of the year VIII. are no more the imperatores of ancient Rome, and modern religious organizations are but the phantasms of mediæval corporations.
- 1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 147:
- He said cautiously, "I do not think it right, Imperator."
- 1990, Robert Newman, “A Dialogue of Power in the Coinage of Antony and Octavian (44–30 B.C.)”, in American Journal of Numismatics, second series, volume 2, New York, N.Y.: The American Numismatic Society, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 53:
- Given the sudden proliferation of self-portraits on the coins of all the imperatores of this period, many of whom certainly had not received such a privilege, such an unattested grant to Antony need not be assumed.
Usage notes
[edit]Frequently used in historical fiction.
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[edit]Azerbaijani
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Internationalism; ultimately from Latin imperātor.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]imperator (definite accusative imperatoru, plural imperatorlar)
Declension
[edit]Declension of imperator | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | imperator |
imperatorlar | ||||||
definite accusative | imperatoru |
imperatorları | ||||||
dative | imperatora |
imperatorlara | ||||||
locative | imperatorda |
imperatorlarda | ||||||
ablative | imperatordan |
imperatorlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | imperatorun |
imperatorların |
Interlingua
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin imperātor.
Noun
[edit]imperator (plural imperatores)
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From imperō (“command”), via the radical of its supine imperātum -tor.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /im.peˈraː.tor/, [ɪmpɛˈräːt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /im.peˈra.tor/, [impeˈräːt̪or]
Noun
[edit]imperātor m (genitive imperātōris, feminine imperātrīx); third declension
- commander, general, chief, master, person in charge
- emperor, ruler, commander-in-chief
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | imperātor | imperātōrēs |
genitive | imperātōris | imperātōrum |
dative | imperātōrī | imperātōribus |
accusative | imperātōrem | imperātōrēs |
ablative | imperātōre | imperātōribus |
vocative | imperātor | imperātōrēs |
Coordinate terms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit](All of the Italo-Western forms are suspected of being semi-learned on account of the survival of the Latin /e/.)
- Balkan Romance:
- Italo-Romance:
- Italian: imperatore
- → Franco-Provençal: emperator
- → Ligurian: imperatô
- → Romansch: imperatur, imperataur
- Sicilian: mpiraturi
- Italian: imperatore
- Padanian:
- Friulian: imperadôr
- Lombard: imperador
- Piedmontese: imperador
- Venetan: inperadore
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Borrowings:
References
[edit]- “imperator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “imperator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- imperator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to succeed some one as general: alicui imperatori succedere
- to succeed some one as general: alicui imperatori succedere
- “imperator”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- imperator in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “imperator”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin imperātor.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]imperator m pers (female equivalent imperatorowa)
- emperor (ruler of an empire)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | imperator | imperatorzy/imperatorowie |
genitive | imperatora | imperatorów |
dative | imperatorowi | imperatorom |
accusative | imperatora | imperatorów |
instrumental | imperatorem | imperatorami |
locative | imperatorze | imperatorach |
vocative | imperatorze | imperatorzy/imperatorowie |
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- imperator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- imperator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin imperator. Doublet of împărat.
Noun
[edit]imperator m (plural imperatori)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | imperator | imperatorul | imperatori | imperatorii | |
genitive-dative | imperator | imperatorului | imperatori | imperatorilor | |
vocative | imperatorule | imperatorilor |
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin imperātor.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]impèrātor m (Cyrillic spelling импѐра̄тор)
- emperor (ruler of an empire)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | imperator | imperatori |
genitive | imperatora | imperatora |
dative | imperatoru | imperatorima |
accusative | imperatora | imperatore |
vocative | imperatore | imperatori |
locative | imperatoru | imperatorima |
instrumental | imperatorom | imperatorima |
Uzbek
[edit]Other scripts | |
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Yangi Imlo | |
Cyrillic | император |
Latin | imperator |
Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan) |
Noun
[edit]imperator (plural imperatorlar)
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- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English terms with quotations
- en:Heads of state
- Azerbaijani internationalisms
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- az:Heads of state
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- la:Titles
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- pl:Monarchy
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- sh:Heads of state
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