príomh-

See also: prìomh and prìomh-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish prím-, from prím (“first, primary”) (compare Scottish Gaelic prìomh-, Manx preeu-, Welsh prif-), from Latin prīmus.

Prefix

príomh-

  1. primary, principal, main
  2. major
  3. master
  4. key
  5. head
  6. cardinal
  7. staple
  8. keynote

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
príomh- phríomh- bpríomh-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "príomh-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “prím-” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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