imperialis Latin · revision 8503

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Ulpian|origins=la imperium}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ɪm.pɛ.riˈaː.lɪs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [im.pe.riˈaː.lis]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''imperiālis''' (neuter imperiāle); third-declension two-termination adjective^(Wiktionary)

+ It is also spelled ''inperiālis''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[imperium]] “command, empire” with the suffix [[-ālis]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's first source is Ulpian, who wrote before 223 AD.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant of the Roman emperor, imperial.^(OLD 2012)

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+ Medieval Latin used it for imperial, and as a noun for a gold coin and, in the neuter, a silk cloth, ''hominēs imperiālēs'' were courtiers.^(Niermeyer 1976)^(Köbler 2010) British Medieval Latin used it of emperors, their insignia, ceremonial and court.^(DMLBS) It survives in Italian ''imperiale'' and French and Spanish ''impérial'', ''imperial'', and through Old French it gave [[en|imperial]] in the late 14th century.^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * before 223 AD – Ulpian uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 876–887 – Carolingian charters use it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 14th century – English ''imperial'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of the emperor, [[m|en|imperial]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' As a noun, a gold coin.^(Niermeyer 1976)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[imperium]]

+ * [[imperātor]]

+ * [[en|imperial]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}