emperer

Old French

Etymology

From Latin imperāre. Either inherited or borrowed with adaptation to em-.

Pronunciation

• (archaic) IPA^(key): /empəˈɾeːɾ/
• (classical) IPA^(key): /ampəˈɾeːɾ/

Verb

emperer

1. to govern, command

Derived terms

• empereor

References

• “emperer”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.