foremost

English

Etymology

From Old English formest, fyrmest (“earliest, first, most prominent”), from the Proto-Germanic superlative *formo- (related to Old English fruma (“beginning”)), with the additional superlative suffix -est. Compare Old Saxon formo (“first”), Old High German fruma (“advantage”), cf. Old Frisian formest, Gothic frumists; compare also Latin prīmus as an Indo-European cognate. Corresponds to fore + -most. See also first.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɔː.məʊst/, X-SAMPA: /"fO:.m@Ust/

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Adjective

foremost

1. first, either in time or in space
2. of a higher rank or position; paramount
3. (nautical) closest to the bow

Translations

first

• Dutch: voornaamst (nl)
• Irish:

  Old Irish: prímda

• Polish: czołowy (pl) m

closest to the bow

• Finnish: keulimmainen

• Polish: dziobowy (pl) m

Adverb

foremost

1. in front
2. prominently forward

Translations

in front

• Polish: z przodu (pl)

prominently, forward

• Polish: głównie (pl)