primordial

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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Adjective

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

• primordial black hole
• primordial cell
• primordial element
• primordial fluctuations
• primordial soup

Translations

earliest

Finnish: alku- (fi), alkuperäinen (fi) German: ursprünglich (de), Ur- (de), Frühzeit- (de) Icelandic: frum- (is), upprunalegur (is) m., upphafs- (is)

Polish: pierwotny (pl) m., początkowy (pl) Russian: изначальный (ru) Spanish: primordial (es)

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French

Adjective

primordial m. (f. primordiale, m. plural primordiaux, f. plural primordiales)

1. vital, essential

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Spanish

Adjective

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

1. primordial