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Czech
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Primas m anim (female equivalent Primasová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Primas (hard masculine animate)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʁiːmas/
- Hyphenation: Pri‧mas
Etymology 1
From Late Latin prīmās (“chief bishop”), substantive use of prīmās, variant form of Latin prīmus (“prime, first rank”).
Noun
Primas m (strong, genitive Primas, plural Primasse or (rare) Primaten)
- (ecclesiastical, title) primacy
- (ecclesiastical, position) primate
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hungarian prímás, also from Late Latin prīmās (“chief”).
Noun
Primas m (strong, genitive Primas, plural Primasse)
- (music) the head fiddler of a Sinti music group
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