împărat

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împărat¹

  • /ɨm.pəˈrat/

Rhymes with -at

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin imperātor, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *imperātus. Compare Megleno-Romanian ạmpirat, and also Albanian mbret. Doublet of imperator.

noun împărați · equivalent împărăteasă · împărat · împăratul · împărații

  1. masculine emperor (ruler of an empire)

împărat²

  • /ɨm.pəˈrat/

Rhymes with -at

Where it comes from

From the verb împăra.

verb of împăra · ымпэрат

  1. participle, past past participle of împăra (“impaled”)

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"împărat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEmp%C4%83rat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

împărat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEmp%C4%83rat

Chicago

"împărat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEmp%C4%83rat.

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@misc{i_mpa_rat_2026,
  title = {împărat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEmp%C4%83rat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}