prima

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) excellent
2. (informal, not-comparable) OK, satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional

Adv

good, fine

Sinonieme

beste

uitstekend

best

in orde

Vertalings

prime

di prima categoria

de premier ordre

🔝

di prima qualità

ottimo

di prima scelta

tiptop

excellent

in Ordnung

choice

champion

clipping

excellent

gut

👍

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈprimaː/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Italiaans: prima

In summary

Borrowed from Italian prima (“first, best”), which together with secunda and tertia denoted the three classes of wares. The latter two fell out of use, but prima stayed, although with a changed meaning.