pirmas

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírˀmas, from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (before, in front), ultimately from *per- (before).[1]

Cognate with Old English fyrest (English first); Latin primus, Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) (Modern Greek πρώτος (prótos)).

Adjective

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Lithuanian ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : vienas
    Ordinal : pirmas
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pìrmas m (feminine pirmà, neuter pìrma) stress pattern 3

  1. first
  2. primary

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 357-8

Old Prussian

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Old Prussian ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ains
    Ordinal : pirmas

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírˀmas, from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (before, in front), ultimately from *per- (before).[1]

Cognate with Latin primus and Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos).

Numeral

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pirmas

  1. first

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 357-8