primeiro

Meaning

Adj

first (ordinal form of um (“one”))

Noun

1. (masculine) the first one
2. (masculine) first (the first day of the month)

Adv

1. (not-comparable) first (before all others)
2. (not-comparable) first of all (used to introduce the first of a series of remarks, often with an angry tone)

Hyphenated as

pri‧mei‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɾiˈme(j).ɾu/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese primeiro, from Latin prīmārius (“one of the first”), from prīmus (“first”). Doublet of primário. By surface analysis, primo + -eiro.

Sentences

Foi o velho que falou primeiro .

It was the old man who spoke first.

Tente você mesmo primeiro .

Try it yourself first.

No dia seguinte ?, o primeiro sinal claro de perigo apareceu .

The next day?, the first clear sign of danger appeared.

Nesse estado de liberdade natural , a sociedade será seu primeiro pensamento .

In this state of natural freedom, society will be his first thought.

O primeiro sujeito do anjo aparece na terceira cena .

The angel's first subject appears in the third scene.

O primeiro verme é pego cedo .

The first worm is caught early.

Tranquilidade é o primeiro dever dos cidadãos .

Tranquility is the first duty of citizens.

Este é o primeiro axioma da ciência .

This is the first axiom of science.