primario

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See also: primário

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primaio, primiero, and premier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /priˈma.rjo/
  • Rhymes: -arjo
  • Hyphenation: pri‧mà‧rio

Adjective

primario (feminine primaria, masculine plural primari, feminine plural primarie)

  1. primary, first, principal, main, chief
    Synonyms: basilare, cruciale, essenziale, fondamentale, principale
    Antonyms: secondario, minore

Derived terms

Noun

primario m (plural primari)

  1. head of a hospital ward, consultant

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

prīmāriō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prīmārius

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾiˈmaɾjo/
  • Rhymes: -aɾjo
  • Syllabification: pri‧ma‧rio

Adjective

primario (feminine primaria, masculine plural primarios, feminine plural primarias)

  1. first
    Synonym: primero
  2. primary, main
    Synonym: principal
  3. primordial
    Synonym: fundamental primordial

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