primogênito

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Portuguese

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Etymology

From the Classical Latin prīmōgenitus (first-born).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾi.moˈʒẽ.ni.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾi.moˈʒe.ni.to/

  • Hyphenation: pri‧mo‧gê‧ni‧to

Adjective

primogênito (feminine primogênita, masculine plural primogênitos, feminine plural primogênitas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. firstborn (born as the first one in a family)

Noun

primogênito m (plural primogênitos, feminine primogênita, feminine plural primogênitas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. firstborn (the first child in a family)

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