empire

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English empire, from Old French empire, empere, from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”). Doublet of empery and imperium. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕmʹpīə, ĕmʹpī-ə, IPA(key): /ˈɛm.paɪ̯ə̯/, /ˈɛm.paɪ̯.ə/ (General American) enPR: ĕmʹpīr', ĕmʹpī'ər, IPA(key): /ˈɛmˌpaɪ̯ɹ/, /ˈɛmˌpaɪ̯ɚ/ Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Hyphenation: em‧pire === Noun === empire (plural empires) A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations. A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress. The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions. An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group. (Absolute) control, dominion, sway. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === empire (not comparable) Alternative letter-case form of Empire. === Further reading === “empire”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “empire”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “empire”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === E-Prime, epimer, permie, premie == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈempire/, [ˈe̞mpire̞] Rhymes: -empire Syllabification(key): em‧pi‧re Hyphenation(key): em‧pi‧re === Noun === empire (art) ellipsis of empiretyyli (“Empire style”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “empire”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.piʁ/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French empire, from Latin imperium. ==== Noun ==== empire m (plural empires) empire influence, authority, dominion ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== empereur impératrice impérial ===== Descendants ===== Russian: ампи́р (ampír) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== empire inflection of empirer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “empire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === périmé, primée == Italian == === Alternative forms === émpiere empir (apocopic) === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *implīre~*implĕre, from Latin implēre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /emˈpi.re/ Rhymes: -ire Hyphenation: em‧pì‧re === Verb === empìre (first-person singular present émpio, first-person singular past historic empìi or (less common) empiéi, past participle empìto or (less common) empiùto, auxiliary avére) (transitive) (uncommon, literally) to fill [with di ‘with’] (figuratively) to fill, to stuff [with di ‘with’] empire di gioia ― to fill with joy empire la testa di qualcuno di chiacchiere ― to fill someone's head with chatter (archaic or literary) to satisfy, to satiate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== riempire ==== Related terms ==== pieno === Anagrams === permei, premei == Middle English == === Alternative forms === empyre, enpyre empir, empyere, enpir (Northern, Northeast Midland) empere, empeyr (Late Middle English) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French empire, empere, from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) +‎ parare (“to make ready, order”). Doublet of emperie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛmˈpiːr(ə)/, /ˈɛmpiːr(ə)/ === Noun === empire emperorship (rank or office of an emperor) empire (the domain of an emperor or empress) (rare) total power or influence, especially when wielded by gods (rare) a region of control; a field or zone (rare, Christianity) the Kingdom of Heaven ==== Descendants ==== English: empire Scots: empire ==== References ==== “empīre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 March 2019. == Old French == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /emˈpiɾə/, (late) /amˈpiɾə/ === Noun === empire oblique singular, m (oblique plural empires, nominative singular empires, nominative plural empire) empire ==== Descendants ==== French: empire → Middle English: empire English: empire == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Empire. === Adjective === empire m or f or n (masculine plural empiri, feminine/neuter plural empire) (art) Empire ==== Declension ==== === References === empire in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN