imperatiu

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperātīvus. First attested in the 14th century.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [im.pə.ɾəˈtiw]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [im.pe.ɾaˈtiw]
Rhymes: -iw

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

imperativament

Noun

imperatiu m (uncountable)

(grammar) imperative (the grammatical mood expressing an order)

References

“imperatiu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

“imperatiu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“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.

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