prím

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Prim, Prime, from Latin primus. Doublet of príma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: prím
• Rhymes: -iːm

Noun

prím (plural prímek)

1. (music) prime (the first note or tone of a musical scale)

   Coordinate terms: szekund, terc, kvart, kvint, szext, szeptim, oktáv

2. (music) first violin, primary violin (the lead or primary violin role in an orchestra)
3. (fencing) prime (the first defensive position)
4. (mathematics) prime (a prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number)

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• prím in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Middle Irish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin prīmus.

Noun

prím f

1. the first day or quarter of the moon

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin prīma (hōra).

Noun

prím f

1. (Christianity) prime, the first canonical hour

Mutation

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 prím ‘first day or quarter of moon’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 prím ‘first canonical hour’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīmus.

Adjective

prím

1. first

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

• Scottish Gaelic: prìomh

Mutation

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 prím ‘first’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language