primario

See also: primário

Italian

Alternative forms

• primaio (archaic)

Etymology

Semi-learned term modified from the older primaio based on the original etymology of Latin prīmārius (“chief”), derived from prīmus (“first”).
Surface analysis: prim(o) (“first”) +‎ -ario (“-ary”, adjectival derivational suffix). Doublet of premier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /priˈma.rjo/
• Rhymes: -arjo
• Hyphenation: pri‧mà‧rio

Adjective

primario (feminine primaria, masculine plural primari, feminine plural primarie)

1. primary, first, principal, main, chief

   Synonyms: basilare, cruciale, essenziale, fondamentale, principale

   Antonyms: secondario, minore

Derived terms

• elezioni primarie / primarie
• primariamente

Noun

primario m (plural primari)

1. head of a hospital ward, consultant

Related terms

• primo

Anagrams

• imporrai

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) prīmāriō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prīmārius

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾiˈmaɾjo/ [pɾiˈma.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -aɾjo
• Hyphenation: pri‧ma‧rio

Adjective

primario (feminine primaria, masculine plural primarios, feminine plural primarias)

1. first

   Synonym: primero

2. primary, main

   Synonym: principal

3. primordial

   Synonym: fundamental primordial

Related terms

• primo
• primar

Further reading

• “primario”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014