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Italian
Etymology
From Latin prīmōgenitus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pri.moˈd͡ʒɛ.ni.to/
- Rhymes: -ɛnito
- Hyphenation: pri‧mo‧gè‧ni‧to
Adjective
primogenito (feminine primogenita, masculine plural primogeniti, feminine plural primogenite)
- firstborn
Noun
primogenito m (plural primogeniti, feminine primogenita)
- eldest or firstborn child
- eldest or firstborn son
Further reading
- primogenito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
prīmōgenitō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prīmōgenitus