primeval

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Belonging to the first ages.
2. Primary; original.
3. Primitive.

Synoniemen

primordial

primitive

ancient

primal

aboriginal

primaeval

pristine

archaic

opening

origin

outdated

outmoded

out of date

prefatory

primary

propaedeutic

savage

unfashionable

spontaneous generation

of the past

belonging to the past

since earliest times

world old

antiquated

antique

dated

hoary

initial

initiative

old-fashioned

Vertalingen

primitif

urzeitlich

prístino

primordiale

ilkel

primitivo

primevo

primitivo

uranfänglich

primordial

ursprünglich

αρχέγονος

primordial

Uranfang

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌpɹaɪˈmi.vəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Latin primaevus (“in the first or earliest period of life”) + -al, from primus (“first”) + aevum (“time, age”); see prime and age.