Primas

See also: primas and primás

German

Alternative forms

• Primat

Etymology

From substantive use of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin prīmās (“chief; noble”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin prīmus (“prime, first rank”) +‎ -ās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʀiːmas/

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• Hyphenation: Pri‧mas

Noun

Primas m (genitive Primas, plural Primasse or Primaten)

1. (ecclesiastical, title) primacy
   1. (ecclesiastical, position) primate
2. (music) the head fiddler of a Gypsy band

Declension

Template:de-decl-noun-m or Template:de-decl-noun-m

Synonyms

• (primacy): Primat
• (primate): Primat

Derived terms

• Fürstprimas

References

• “Primas” in Duden online