prím-

See also: prim, prím, and Prìm

Old Irish

Etymology

From prím (“first, primary”), from Latin prīmus.

Prefix

prím-

1. first (in time), primary
2. foremost, chief, principal, prime (in quality), eminent

Descendants

• Irish: príomh-
• Manx: preeu-
• Scottish Gaelic: prìomh-

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
prím-	phrím- or unchanged	prím- pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “prím-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language