primus

Meaning

first, early

Concepts

first

1st

chief

prime

the best

1st

Synonyms

primum

prima

Translations

premier

1st

primo

1st

primero

primeiro

erste

1st

πρώτος

yekem

erst

primer

1st

eerste

1st

birinci

1st

première

أول

1st

erster

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpriː.mʊs]

Etymology

From earlier prīsmos, from Proto-Italic *priisemos, a superlative form (see -issimus) of the obsolete preposition *pri ~ *prei, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *préy, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, in front”). Compare prior (“earlier, in front”), the corresponding comparative. Cognate of Oscan promom, Umbrian promom (“first”).