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imperativo.

imperative (expressing a command)

10 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ĩ.pe.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vu/Brazil/ĩ.pɨ.ɾɐˈti.vu/Portugal/ĩ.pɨ.ɾɐˈti.bu/Northern, Portugal[ĩ.pɨ.ɾɐˈti.βu]Northern, Portugal

  1. imperative (expressing a command)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃o- Latin *paro- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin parō Latin imperō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin īvus Latin imperātīvusbor. Portuguese imperativo Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus. By surface analysis, imperar + -tivo.

noun/ĩ.pe.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vu/Brazil/ĩ.pɨ.ɾɐˈti.vu/Portugal/ĩ.pɨ.ɾɐˈti.bu/Northern, Portugal[ĩ.pɨ.ɾɐˈti.βu]Northern, Portugal

  1. imperative mood

    masculine

  2. order; command

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃o- Latin *paro- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin parō Latin imperō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin īvus Latin imperātīvusbor. Portuguese imperativo Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus. By surface analysis, imperar + -tivo.

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