primigenus

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Latin

Etymology

Compound of prīmus (“first”) +‎ genus (“begotten”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

prīmigenus (feminine prīmigena, neuter prīmigenum); first/second-declension adjective

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Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prīmigenus prīmigena prīmigenum prīmigenī prīmigenae prīmigena
Genitive prīmigenī prīmigenae prīmigenī prīmigenōrum prīmigenārum prīmigenōrum
Dative prīmigenō prīmigenō prīmigenīs
Accusative prīmigenum prīmigenam prīmigenum prīmigenōs prīmigenās prīmigena
Ablative prīmigenō prīmigenā prīmigenō prīmigenīs
Vocative prīmigene prīmigena prīmigenum prīmigenī prīmigenae prīmigena

References

  • “primigenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • primigenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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