FromProvençal prim ( “ delicate, excellent ” ) , fromOld French prim prin Latin primus ( “ first ” ) .Doublet ofprime
prim (comparative primmer superlative primmest
Prudish straight-laced .1986 John le Carré ,A Perfect Spy God damn it, what does she want of me, this sad, beautiful bridgeplayer of the Fifth Floor, with her air of lost love and herprim carnality?
2024 October 24, Judith Shulevitz, “Michel Houellebecq Has Some Fresh Predictions. Be Afraid.”, inThe Atlantic [1] And although Paul shares an apartment with hisprim wife, aptly named Prudence, they rarely see or speak to each other.
Formal ;precise ; affectedly neat or nice.prim regularity1708 [Jonathan Swift ], “The Metamorphosis of Baucis and Philemon, Burlesqu’d; from the 8th Book ofOvid ”, inBaucis and Philemon; a Poem. [ … ] [ … ] H. Hills, [ … ] 1709 ,→OCLC page 8 :Philemon was in great Surprize,prim ;
prim (third-person singular simple present prims present participle primming simple past and past participle primmed
( dated ) precise orproper .( dated ) Unknown; seeprivet
prim
( botany ) privet Inherited fromLatin prīmus [ 1] prīsmos prīsemos fromProto-Italic *priisemos
prim (feminine prima masculine plural prims feminine plural primes
thin ,skinny Inherited fromLatin prīmus ( "first" → "excellent" ) . Compare the two senses of Englishfine
prim (feminine prima masculine plural prims feminine plural primes ( ORB, broad )
thin Antonym: èpès mince in DicoFranPro:Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – ondicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca prim in Lo trèsor Arpitan – onarpitan.eu Further information [ edit ] FromLatin prīmus
prim m feminine singular prima masculine plural primi feminine plural primes
first FromLatin prīma ( “ first; first hour ” ) .
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( historical ) Prime , thefirst hour ortide (3-hour period ) afterdawn ( Christianity ) Prime , thedivine office appointed for thehour in theliturgy Inherited fromLatin prīmus
prim m or n feminine singular primă masculine plural primi feminine and neuter plural prime
( preposited ) first Synonyms: întâi dintâi Antonyms: ultim din urmă de pe urmă ( postposited, formal ) prime ( first in degree or salience ) 2007 Teatrul azi [Theatre today [3] 1–2 ,→ISSN 32 :De aceea, lucrul individual a căpătat o importanțăprimă în această meserie. For that reason, solitary work has acquiredprime importance in this profession. ( number theory ) prime ( music ) first ( playing lead in an orchestra ) ( mathematics ) prime ( marked with a prime symbol ) Romanian adjectives are usually placed after the noun they modify. However,prim in the sense of “first” alwaysprecedes its corresponding noun. Conversely, in the other senses it follows the noun as expected.
As with Englishfirst prim is considered an intrinsically definite adjective and is usually articulated. Indefinite use is also possible:un prim pas ( “ a first step ” ) .
Borrowed fromHungarian prim
prim n plural primuri
( Transylvania ) trim prim inDEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române Dictionaries of the Romanian language )Iorgu Iordan ,Alexandru Graur ,Ion Coteanu , editors (1978 ), “prim1 ”, inDicționarul Limbii Române [4] 8, part 5 ,Bucharest :Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania , pages1420–1421 Iorgu Iordan ,Alexandru Graur ,Ion Coteanu , editors (1978 ), “prim3 , -ă”, inDicționarul Limbii Române [5] 8, part 5 ,Bucharest :Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania , pages1421–1422 FromOttoman Turkish پریم ( prim ) , fromFrench prime
prim (definite accusative primi plural primler
prize premium Nişanyan, Sevan (2002– ) “prim Nişanyan Sözlük Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013 ),The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English , 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık,→ISBN prim (nominative plural prims
beginning 1 status as a case is disputed2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
