Lithuanian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírˀwos, from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (before, in front), ultimately from *per- (before).[1] Cognate with Old English fyrest (English first); Latin primus, Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) (Modern Greek πρώτος (prótos)).

Adjective edit

Lithuanian ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : vienas
    Ordinal : pirmas
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pìrmas m (feminine pirmà, neuter pìrma) stress pattern 3

  1. first
  2. primary

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 357-8

Old Prussian edit

Old Prussian ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ains
    Ordinal : pirmas

Etymology edit

Cognate with Latin primus and Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos).

Numeral edit

pirmas

  1. first

References edit