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)

  1. imperious, peremptory
  2. urgent, impelling

Latin

Adjective

imperiōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of imperiōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperiōsus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.pe.ɾiˈo.zu/ [ĩ.pe.ɾɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈɾjo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.pe.ɾiˈo.zo/ [ĩ.pe.ɾɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈɾjo.zo/

  • Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ri‧o‧so

Adjective

imperioso (feminine imperiosa, masculine plural imperiosos, feminine plural imperiosas, metaphonic)

  1. imperious; authoritarian
  2. urgent

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)

  1. urgent, imperious
    Synonyms: urgente, apremiante
  2. ineluctable, inescapable

Derived terms

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