primordial

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the Latin prīmōrdiālis (of the beginning). Confer primordium and -al.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /pɹaɪˈmɔː.di.əl/
  • (US) IPA: /pɹaɪˈmɔɹ.di.əl/
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Particularly: "UK"

Adjective [edit]

primordial (not comparable)

  1. first, earliest or original
  2. (biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium
  3. primeval

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

Noun [edit]

primordial (plural primordials)

  1. A first principle or element.

French [edit]

Adjective [edit]

primordial m (feminine primordiale, masculine plural primordiaux, feminine plural primordiales)

  1. primordial, primitive, original
  2. vital, essential

German [edit]

Adjective [edit]

primordial (not comparable)

  1. primordial

Declension [edit]


Portuguese [edit]

Adjective [edit]

primordial m and f (plural primordiais; comparable)

  1. primordial
  2. primary, main, paramount

Spanish [edit]

Adjective [edit]

primordial m (feminine primordiales, masculine plural primordials, feminine plural primordialess)

  1. primordial