prima

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /pɹiːmə/

Adjective [edit]

prima (not comparable)

  1. most important

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Asturian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈpɾima]

Noun [edit]

prima f (plural primes)

  1. cousin, feminine form of primu

Catalan [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

prima

  1. feminine form of prim

Noun [edit]

prima f (plural primes)

  1. bonus

Czech [edit]

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Adjective [edit]

prima

  1. (informal) nice, great

Interjection [edit]

prima

  1. nice

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French [edit]

Verb [edit]

prima

  1. third-person singular past historic of primer

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Italian [edit]

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Alternative forms [edit]

  • (abbreviation)

Adjective [edit]

prima f

  1. feminine form of primo

Adverb [edit]

prima

  1. before
    prima di — “before” (as a preposition)
  2. once, formerly
  3. beforehand, in advance
  4. sooner

Noun [edit]

prima f (plural prime)

  1. the first
  2. an opening night; a premier
  3. the first year at school

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Latin [edit]

Ordinal number [edit]

prima f (masculine primus, neuter primum, cardinal una)

  1. first

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Occitan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin prima vera

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈprimo]

Noun [edit]

prima m (plural primas)

  1. spring

Portuguese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin prīma, feminine of prīmus (first), from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

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Noun [edit]

prima f (plural primas)

  1. feminine form of primo: a female cousin
  2. (music) an instrument ’s thinnest string
  3. (Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy) the first canonical hour

Adjective [edit]

prima m and f (plural primas; uncomparable)

  1. (of birds of prey) female
    Açor-prima.
    Female goshawk.

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Romanian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈpri.ma]

Adjective [edit]

prima

  1. definite feminine singularnominative form of prim
  2. definite feminine singularaccusative form of prim

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Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin primus

Noun [edit]

prima f (plural primas, masculine singular primo, masculine plural primos)

  1. feminine form of primo (female) cousin

Usage notes [edit]

The noun primo is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

Noun [edit]

prima f (plural primas)

  1. bonus

Verb [edit]

prima (infinitive primar)

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of primar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of primar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of primar.

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Adjective [edit]

prima (not inflected)

  1. excellent; top quality