Primat

See also: primat, primát, and primât

English

Etymology

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Noun

Primat (plural Primats)

1. A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 27 liters, equivalent to 36 standard bottles.

Translations

champagne bottle

• German: Primat (de)

Anagrams

• arm pit, armpit, impart

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʁiˈmaːt]

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1

From substantive use of Late Latin prīmās (“chief; noble”) (genitive prīmātis), from Latin prīmus (“prime, first rank”) + -ās.

Noun

Primat m (weak, genitive Primaten, plural Primaten, feminine (for the animal) Primatin)

1. (ecclesiastical) primate
2. (zoology) primate

Declension

Declension of Primat [masculine, weak]

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

Synonyms

• (ecclesiastical position): Primas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin prīmātus (“primacy, supremacy”).

Noun

Primat n or m (strong, genitive Primats or Primates, plural Primate)

1. primacy, supremacy

   Synonym: Vorrang

   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎^[1], number 21/2010, page 37:

     Doch das Gesetz der Demokratie gilt nur zwischen den Bürgern und ihrem Staat. In der Außenpolitik gilt traditionell das Primat der Regierung.

     But the law of democracy is only in force between the citizens and their state. In foreign policy the primacy of the government is traditionally in force.

2. (ecclesiastical) primacy
3. (wine) Primat

Declension

Declension of Primat [neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Primat	die	Primate
genitive	eines	des	Primats, Primates	der	Primate
dative	einem	dem	Primat, Primate1	den	Primaten
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Primat	die	Primate

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• (ecclesiastical station): Primas

Descendants

• → Ukrainian: прима́т (prymát)

See also

• Primat on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Further reading

• “Primat” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Primat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Primat”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
• “Primat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon