primario

Alternative forms

• primaio (archaic)

Etymology

Semi-learned term modified from the older primaio based on the original etymology of Latin prīmārius (“chief”), derived from prīmus (“first”).
Surface analysis: prim(o) (“first”) +‎ -ario (“-ary”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /priˈma.rjo/, [pr̺iˈmäːr̺jo]
• Hyphenation: pri‧mà‧rio

Adjective

primario (feminine singular primaria, masculine plural primari, feminine plural primarie)

1. primary, first, principal, main, chief

Noun

primario m (plural primari)

1. head of a hospital ward, consultant

Related terms

• primo

Anagrams

• imporrai

Adjective

prīmāriō

1. dative masculine singular of prīmārius
2. dative neuter singular of prīmārius
3. ablative masculine singular of prīmārius
4. ablative neuter plural of prīmārius

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primero.

Adjective

primario (feminine singular primaria, masculine plural primarios, feminine plural primarias)

1. first
2. primary, main
3. primordial