German

Noun

Imperators

1. genitive of Imperator

English

Noun

imperators

1. plural of imperator

Latvian

Romas imperators Diokletiāns (284-305)

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Latin imperātor ‎(“emperor, commander, general”).

Pronunciation

Noun

imperators m (1st declension, feminine form: imperatore), imperatrise

1. emperor (male monarch of an empire; his title)

   Romas impērijas imperators Diokletiāns‎ ― Roman Emperor Diocletian

   imperators ir impērijā valdoša monarha tituls‎ ― emperor is the title of a monarch that rules in an empire

   parks un ezers kādreiz kalpojuši tikai imperatoru izpriecām‎ ― the park and the lake always served only the pleasure of the emperors

2. (historical, Ancient Rome) military leader, later also ruler; this person's title

Declension

Synonyms

• cars
• karalis
• ķeizars
• (dated term) ķēniņš

Related terms

• impērija
• imperiālisms, imperiālists, imperiāliste, imperiālistisks