primário

See also: primario

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīmārius (“one of the first”). Doublet of primeiro and premiê.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾiˈma.ɾi.u/ [pɾiˈma.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾiˈma.ɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾiˈma.ɾi.u/ [pɾiˈma.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾiˈma.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾiˈma.ɾi.o/ [pɾiˈma.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /pɾiˈma.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾiˈma.ɾju/

Adjective

primário (feminine primária, masculine plural primários, feminine plural primárias)

1. primary
2. prime, first
3. primitive
4. rudimentary

Further reading

• “primário”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “primário”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026