Prima

See also: prima, primá, príma, and přímá

German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Latin prīma (classis) (“first (class)”).

Noun

Prima f (genitive Prima, plural Primen)

1. (obsolete) Collectively, the final and penultimate classes of Gymnasium.

   Hyponyms: Unterprima, Oberprima

   Coordinate terms: Sexta, Quinta, Quarta, Tertia, Sekunda

2. (Austria, dated) first class of Gymnasium

Declension

Declension of Prima [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Prima	die	Primen
genitive	einer	der	Prima	der	Primen
dative	einer	der	Prima	den	Primen
accusative	eine	die	Prima	die	Primen

Derived terms

• Primaner

Further reading

• “Prima” in Duden online

Etymology 2

From Italian prima (di cambio) (“first (of exchange)”).

Noun

Prima m (strong, genitive Primas, plural Primas)

1. (finance) first of exchange

Declension

Declension of Prima [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Prima	die	Primas
genitive	eines	des	Primas	der	Primas
dative	einem	dem	Prima	den	Primas
accusative	einen	den	Prima	die	Primas

Further reading

• “Prima” in Duden online

Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of the Roman gens name Prīmus, from prīmus (“first”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈprɪ.ma]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpriː.ma]

Proper noun

Prima f (genitive Primae); first declension

1. a female given name

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Prima	Primae
genitive	Primae	Primārum
dative	Primae	Primīs
accusative	Primam	Primās
ablative	Primā	Primīs
vocative	Prima	Primae

Coordinate terms

• Prima
• Secunda
• Tertia
• Quarta
• Quinta
• Sexta
• Septima
• Octavia
• Nona
• Decima