primer
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English primer, primere, from Medieval Latin primarius and primarium (“prayer book”) possibly via Anglo-Norman primer (“prayer book”), from prima (“prime the liturgical hour and office”) + -arius and -arium (“forming related objects”). Its use for schoolbooks derived from the late medieval and early modern use of such prayer books to teach reading.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹaɪ.mə(ɹ)/, enPR: prīʹmə
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɪ.mɚ/, enPR: prĭmʹər
Audio (US) (file) - (US, irregular, but common; borrowed from Etymology 2): IPA(key): /ˈpɹaɪmɚ/, enPR: prīmʹər
Audio (US irregular pronunciation) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪmə(ɹ), -ɪmə(ɹ)
Noun edit
primer (plural primers)
- (historical, Catholicism ecclesiastical) A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.
- Synonyms: book of hours, prayer book
- (historical, Protestantism ecclesiastical) Any of various similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.
- A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
- 1545, The A.B.C. Primers:
- 1995, Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age […] , New York: Bantam Spectra, →ISBN:
- Four-year-old Elizabeth Finkle-McGraw would receive the Young Lady's Illustrated Primer from her grandfather. Fiona Hackworth would be getting a copy of the Illustrated Primer too, for this had been John Percival Hackworth's crime: He had programmed the matter compiler to place the cockleburs on the outside of Elizabeth's book.
- An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
- 1959 March, “New Reading on Railways: The Railwayman's Diesel Manual. By William F. Bolton. G. H. Lake. 7s. 6d.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 172:
- [...] The two assets of the book are clear explanation, and a multitude of extremely helpful diagrams, some in two colours, and cutaway photographs; these clearly unravel a difficult subject for the layman, as well as the student engineman for whom the primer is chiefly designed.
- (New Zealand, obsolete) An elementary school class; an elementary school student.
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Translations edit
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Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹaɪ.mə(ɹ)/, enPR: prīʹmə
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹaɪmɚ/, enPR: prīmʹə
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪmə(ɹ)
Noun edit
primer (countable and uncountable, plural primers)
- Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.
- 1912, United States Army Ordnance Dept, Handbook of the 2.95-inch mountain gun mate/riel and pack outfit, →ISBN, page 17:
- The percussion primer, known as the “ 110-grain percussion primer,” contains an igniting charge of 95 grains of black powder in addition to the essential elements of a percussion primer.
- 2003, Sam Fadala, The Gun Digest Blackpowder Loading Manual, →ISBN, page 73:
- Therefore, the shotgun primer is quite self- contained. It consists of a separate metal cup called a battery cup that contains the primer itself. That's why it is considered a two-piece primer.
- 2016, Steve Sieberts, Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to Competitive Pistol Shooting, →ISBN, page 224:
- Take care when handling primers, especially ensure that your fingers are free of oil or dirt. Oil can affect the detonating properties of the primer pellet, and can be the cause of misfires if too much oil gets into the primer.
- (obsolete) A person who primes explosives.
- A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.
- A layer of such a substance.
- A layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation; undermakeup.
- 1989, Stan Place, Bobbi Ray Madry, The Art and Science of Professional Makeup, →ISBN, page 95:
- The undermakeup (primer) should be allowed to dry-set for 30 seconds. Apply foundation over the primer with a sponge using light, careful strokes to blend. Undermakeups come in cream form, sponge-on wands, or sponge-on cream, and as a lotion.
- (obsolete) A person who primes wood, metal, etc.
- (biochemistry, genetics) A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, (especially) a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.
- (medicine, zoology) A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.
- A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, (especially) in airplanes.
- A person who prunes trees.
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Etymology 3 edit
From Anglo-Norman primer (“first”), from Latin prīmārius (“first”).
Adjective edit
primer (not comparable)
- (obsolete) First in time, initial, early.
- 1612, Michael Drayton, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [John Selden], editor, Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britaine, […], London: […] H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Mathew Lownes; I. Browne; I. Helme; I. Busbie, published 1613, →OCLC:
- the primer English kings
- (obsolete) First in importance, premier.
- (obsolete, rare) First in position, foremost.
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Further reading edit
Catalan edit
10[a], [b], [c] | ||||
1 | 2 → | 10 → [a], [b], [c] | ||
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Cardinal: u, un Ordinal: primer Ordinal abbreviation: 1r | ||||
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Catalan primer, from Latin prīmārius.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
primer (feminine primera, masculine plural primers, feminine plural primeres)
- (ordinal number) first
- (mathematics) prime (having no divisor except itself and 1):
Derived terms edit
Adverb edit
primer
- first; before anything else
References edit
- “primer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “primer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
primer
Conjugation edit
infinitive | simple | primer | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | primant /pʁi.mɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | primé /pʁi.me/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | prime /pʁim/ |
primes /pʁim/ |
prime /pʁim/ |
primons /pʁi.mɔ̃/ |
primez /pʁi.me/ |
priment /pʁim/ |
imperfect | primais /pʁi.mɛ/ |
primais /pʁi.mɛ/ |
primait /pʁi.mɛ/ |
primions /pʁi.mjɔ̃/ |
primiez /pʁi.mje/ |
primaient /pʁi.mɛ/ | |
past historic2 | primai /pʁi.me/ |
primas /pʁi.ma/ |
prima /pʁi.ma/ |
primâmes /pʁi.mam/ |
primâtes /pʁi.mat/ |
primèrent /pʁi.mɛʁ/ | |
future | primerai /pʁim.ʁe/ |
primeras /pʁim.ʁa/ |
primera /pʁim.ʁa/ |
primerons /pʁim.ʁɔ̃/ |
primerez /pʁim.ʁe/ |
primeront /pʁim.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | primerais /pʁim.ʁɛ/ |
primerais /pʁim.ʁɛ/ |
primerait /pʁim.ʁɛ/ |
primerions /pʁi.mə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
primeriez /pʁi.mə.ʁje/ |
primeraient /pʁim.ʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | prime /pʁim/ |
primes /pʁim/ |
prime /pʁim/ |
primions /pʁi.mjɔ̃/ |
primiez /pʁi.mje/ |
priment /pʁim/ |
imperfect2 | primasse /pʁi.mas/ |
primasses /pʁi.mas/ |
primât /pʁi.ma/ |
primassions /pʁi.ma.sjɔ̃/ |
primassiez /pʁi.ma.sje/ |
primassent /pʁi.mas/ | |
(compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | prime /pʁim/ |
— | primons /pʁi.mɔ̃/ |
primez /pʁi.me/ |
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compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Further reading edit
- “primer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
From German primär, from French primaire, from Latin primarius.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
primer (comparative primerebb, superlative legprimerebb)
- primary
- primer feszültség ― primary voltage
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | primer | primerek |
accusative | primert | primereket |
dative | primernek | primereknek |
instrumental | primerrel | primerekkel |
causal-final | primerért | primerekért |
translative | primerré | primerekké |
terminative | primerig | primerekig |
essive-formal | primerként | primerekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | primerben | primerekben |
superessive | primeren | primereken |
adessive | primernél | primereknél |
illative | primerbe | primerekbe |
sublative | primerre | primerekre |
allative | primerhez | primerekhez |
elative | primerből | primerekből |
delative | primerről | primerekről |
ablative | primertől | primerektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
primeré | primereké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
primeréi | primerekéi |
References edit
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Further reading edit
- primer in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch primair, from French primaire, from Latin prīmārius.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
primèr
- primary:
- first or earliest in a group or series.
- main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.
Alternative forms edit
- primair (law)
Further reading edit
- “primer” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Old French edit
Adjective edit
primer m (oblique and nominative feminine singular primere)
- Alternative form of premier
Adverb edit
primer
- Alternative form of premier
Noun edit
primer oblique singular, m (oblique plural primers, nominative singular primers, nominative plural primer)
- Alternative form of premier
- (Anglo-Norman) primer (hymn book)
References edit
- primer on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Serbo-Croatian edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
prímer m (Cyrillic spelling при́мер)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Slovene edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
primẹ̑r m inan
- example (something representative of a group)
Inflection edit
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | primér | ||
gen. sing. | priméra | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
primér | priméra | priméri |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
priméra | primérov | primérov |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
priméru | priméroma | primérom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
primér | priméra | primére |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
priméru | primérih | primérih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
primérom | priméroma | priméri |
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
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Cardinal: uno Apocopated cardinal: un Ordinal: primero Apocopated ordinal: primer Ordinal abbreviation: 1.º Multiplier: simple Distributive: sendos | ||
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Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
primer m (apocopate, standard form primero)
- (before the noun) Apocopic form of primero (first)
- el primer hijo ― the first child
- (informal, proscribed) Apocopic form of primera (first)
Usage notes edit
- The form primer is only used before and within the noun phrase of a modified masculine singular noun. In other positions, the standard form primero is used instead.
Further reading edit
- “primer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014