Meaning
imperial
In a sentence
Il palazzo ha una facciata imperiale.
The building has an imperial facade.
A Roma ho visitato un palazzo imperiale.
In Rome I visited an imperial palace.
Lo stile della sala è molto imperiale.
The style of the hall is very imperial.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| imperiale | masculine · singular |
| imperiale | feminine · singular |
| imperiali | masculine · plural |
| imperiali | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use imperiale for empires, emperors, or styles linked to imperial power; reale refers to kings/queens, not emperors.
- It agrees in gender and number: imperiale, imperiali. The singular form is the same for masculine and feminine nouns.
- Common in history, politics, architecture, and style. In everyday speech, it can sound formal unless part of a fixed phrase.