primario

See also: primário

Italian

Alternative forms

• primaio (archaic)

Etymology

Semi-learned term modified from the older primaio based on the original etymology of Latin prīmārius (“chief”), derived from prīmus (“first”).
Surface analysis: prim(o) (“first”) +‎ -ario (“-ary”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /priˈma.rjo/, [pr̺iˈmäːr̺jo]
• Hyphenation: pri‧mà‧rio

Adjective

1. primary, first, principal, main, chief

Synonyms

• basilare
• cruciale
• essenziale
• fondamentale
• principale

Antonyms

• secondario
• minore

Derived terms

• elezioni primarie / primarie
• primariamente

Noun

primario m (plural primari)

1. head of a hospital ward, consultant

Related terms

• primo

Anagrams

• imporrai

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) prīmāriō

1. dative masculine singular of prīmārius
2. dative neuter singular of prīmārius
3. ablative masculine singular of prīmārius
4. ablative neuter singular of prīmārius

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primero.

Adjective

primario (feminine primaria, masculine plural primarios, feminine plural primarias)

1. first
2. primary, main
3. primordial

Synonyms

• (main): pricipal
• (first): primero
• (primordial): fundamental primordial

Related terms

• primo
• primar