See also: Primarius

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From prīmus (first) +‎ -ārius.

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Adjective edit

prīmārius (feminine prīmāria, neuter prīmārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. One of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable.[1] It was used as the title of a position in universities.

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prīmārius prīmāria prīmārium prīmāriī prīmāriae prīmāria
Genitive prīmāriī prīmāriae prīmāriī prīmāriōrum prīmāriārum prīmāriōrum
Dative prīmāriō prīmāriō prīmāriīs
Accusative prīmārium prīmāriam prīmārium prīmāriōs prīmāriās prīmāria
Ablative prīmāriō prīmāriā prīmāriō prīmāriīs
Vocative prīmārie prīmāria prīmārium prīmāriī prīmāriae prīmāria

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References edit

  • primarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • primarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • primarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • primarius in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  1. ^ Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D., A Latin Dictionary, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1879. →ISBN.