prímati
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See also: primati
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French primate, from Latin primas (“one of the first, chief, excellent, noble”). So named due to the belief that primates are the “highest” order of mammals/animals.
Noun[edit]
prímati m (genitive singular prímata, nominative plural prímatar)
- primate
- Synonym: fremdardýr
Declension[edit]
declension of prímati
| m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | prímati | prímatinn | prímatar | prímatarnir |
| accusative | prímata | prímatann | prímata | prímatana |
| dative | prímata | prímatanum | prímötum | prímötunum |
| genitive | prímata | prímatans | prímata | prímatanna |
Further reading[edit]
- “prímati” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)