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Latin
Etymology
From prīmus (“first”) + -ārius.
Pronunciation
Adjective
prīmārius (feminine prīmāria, neuter prīmārium); first/second-declension adjective
- One of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable. It was used as the title of a position in universities.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Synonyms
- (one of the first, principal): prīmās
Descendants
References
- “primarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “primarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- primarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- primarius in Ramminger, Johann (July 16 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- ^ Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D., A Latin Dictionary, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1879. →ISBN.