imperatiu
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus. First attested in the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation
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
Noun
imperatiu m (uncountable)
- (grammar) imperative (the grammatical mood expressing an order)
References
- ^ “imperatiu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Further reading
- “imperatiu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “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.