primordial

English

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”). Confer primordium and -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹaɪˈmɔː.di.əl/
• IPA^(key): /pɹaɪˈmɔɹ.di.əl/

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Adjective

primordial (not comparable)

1. first, earliest or original
   • (Can we date this quote by Sir W. Hamilton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     the primordial facts of our intelligent nature

2. (biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium

   a primordial leaf; a primordial cell

3. primeval

Derived terms

Derived terms

• primordial black hole
• primordial cell
• primordial element

• primordial fluctuations
• primordial soup

Translations

earliest

• Catalan: primordial
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 原始的 (zh)

• Dutch: oorspronkelijk (nl), oer- (nl)
• Finnish: alku- (fi), alkuperäinen (fi)
• French: primordial (fr)
• Galician: primordial m or f
• Georgian: დასაბამიერი (dasabamieri), პირველყოფილი (ṗirvelq̇opili), თავდაპირველი (tavdaṗirveli), ოდინდელი (odindeli)
• German: ursprünglich (de), Ur- (de), Frühzeit-, primordial (de)
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• Greek: αρχέγονος (el) m (archégonos), πρωταρχικός (el) m (protarchikós)
• Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁיתִי (he) m (bereshití)
• Hungarian: ősi (hu)
• Icelandic: frum-, upprunalegur (is) m, upphafs-
• Italian: primordiale (it)
• Polish: pierwotny (pl) m, początkowy (pl)
• Portuguese: primordial (pt)
• Russian: изнача́льный (ru) (iznačálʹnyj)
• Spanish: primordial (es)
• Swedish: ursprunglig (sv)
• Turkish: esasî, ilk (tr), kökensel (tr)

Noun

primordial (plural primordials)

1. A first principle or element.

Translations

first principle or element

• Greek: πρωτογενής (el) m (protogenís)
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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁi.mɔʁ.djal/

Adjective

primordial (feminine primordiale, masculine plural primordiaux, feminine plural primordiales)

1. primordial, primitive, original
2. vital, essential, paramount, of paramount importance

Further reading

• “primordial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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German

Adjective

primordial (not comparable)

1. primordial

Further reading

• “primordial” in Duden online

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).

Adjective

1. primordial (first, earliest or original)
2. primary, main, paramount
   • 1982, Bernardo Soares, Livro do Desassossego, Vol.II

     Em mim o que há de primordial é o hábito e o jeito de sonhar.

Synonyms

• (primordial): primeiro
• (paramount): capital, essencial, importante

Derived terms

• primordialmente

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).

Adjective

primordial m or f (masculine and feminine plural primordiales)

1. primordial