prima

See also: primá and Prima

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹiːmə/

Adjective

prima (not comparable)

1. most important

Related terms

• prima ballerina
• prima donna
• prima facie

Translations

most important

• Finnish: tärkein (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• Pamir, Priam

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Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɾima]

Noun

prima f (plural primes)

1. cousin, (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of primu

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpɾi.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈpɾi.ma]
• Rhymes: -ima

Noun

prima f (plural primes)

1. premium (a bonus paid in addition to normal payments)

Adjective

prima

1. feminine singular of prim

Further reading

• “prima” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “prima”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “prima” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “prima” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɪma]

• Audio

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Adjective

prima

1. (informal) nice, great

Usage notes

This adjective is inflexible and there is no declension.

Interjection

prima

1. nice

Related terms

• primární
• primář
• primářka
• primátor
• primátorka

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

prima (not comparable)

1. excellent, fine

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French

Verb

prima

1. third-person singular past historic of primer

Anagrams

• parmi
• Priam

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Galician

Etymology 1

Noun

prima f (plural primas)

1. female cousin

Synonyms

• curmá

Related terms

• primo

Etymology 2

Noun

prima f (plural primas)

1. bonus

Etymology 3

Verb

prima

1. third-person singular present indicative of primar
2. second-person singular imperative of primar

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German

Adjective

prima (not comparable)

1. great, super

   Synonyms: toll, klasse, schnieke

Further reading

• “prima” in Duden online

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Italian

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation) 1ª

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpriː.ma/

Adjective

prima f

1. feminine singular of primo

Adverb

prima

1. before

   Antonym: dopo

   Pensa prima di parlare. ― Think before you speak.

2. once, formerly
3. beforehand, in advance
4. earlier, sooner

Noun

prima f (plural prime)

1. the first
2. an opening night; a premier
3. the first year at school

Related terms

• di prima
• il prima possibile
• prima del tempo
• prima di tutto
• primadonna
• prima o poi
• primatista
• primato
• quanto prima

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese prima.

Noun

prima

1. cousin (daughter of the uncle)

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Ladin

Adjective

prima

1. feminine singular of prim

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Latin

Ordinal number

prima f (masculine prīmus, neuter prīmum, cardinal ūna)

1. first

References

• prima in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• prima in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • at daybreak: prima luce
    
  • from one's entry into civil life: ab ineunte (prima) aetate (De Or. 1. 21. 97)
    
  • to teach children the rudiments: pueros elementa (prima) docere
    
  • premises; consequences: prima (superiora); consequentia (Fin. 4. 19. 54)
    

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Occitan

Etymology

Shortened from Vulgar Latin *prīmavēra. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. when did this shortening happen? old occitan?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprimo]

Noun

prima f (plural primas)

1. spring (seasons)

See also

Seasons in Occitan · sasons (layout · text) · category
prima (“spring”)	estiu (“summer”)	auton (“autumn”)	ivèrn (“winter”)

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese prima and Spanish prima and Kabuverdianu prima.

Noun

prima

1. cousin (daughter of the uncle)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin prīma, feminine of prīmus (“first”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *per-.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾi.ma/, /ˈpɾi.mɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾi.mɐ/

Noun

prima f (plural s)

1. (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of primo: a female cousin
2. (music) an instrument’s thinnest string
3. (Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy) the first canonical hour

Adjective

prima m or f (plural primas, comparable, comparative no)

1. (of birds of prey) female

   Açor-prima.

   Female goshawk.

Related terms

• obra prima
• matéria-prima
• primário
• primeiro
• primo

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• (adjective) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.ma/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /priˈma/

Adjective

prima

1. definite nominative feminine singular of prim
2. definite accusative feminine singular of prim

Synonyms

• întâia (întâiul)

Antonyms

• ultima (ultimul)

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin primus

Noun

prima f (plural primas, masculine primo, masculine plural primos)

1. (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of primo (female) cousin

Etymology 2

From primo

Noun

prima f (plural primas)

1. bonus

   Synonyms: bonificación, bono, premio

2. premium (amount to be paid for an insurance policy)

Derived terms

• cazaprimas

Etymology 3

Verb

prima

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of primar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of primar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of primar.

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Swedish

Adjective

prima (not inflected)

1. excellent; top quality

Anagrams

• impar