primordial

English

Etymology

From the Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”). Confer primordium and -al.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹaɪˈmɔː.di.əl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɹaɪˈmɔɹ.di.əl/
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Adjective

primordial (not comparable)

  1. first, earliest or original
    • Sir W. Hamilton
      the primordial facts of our intelligent nature
  2. (biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium
    a primordial leaf; a primordial cell
  3. primeval

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

primordial (plural primordials)

  1. A first principle or element.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).

Adjective

primordial (feminine singular primordiale, masculine plural primordiaux, feminine plural primordiales)

  1. primordial, primitive, original
  2. vital, essential

Further reading

German

Adjective

primordial (not comparable)

  1. primordial

Declension

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).

Adjective

primordial m, f (plural primordiais, comparable)

  1. primordial (first, earliest or original)
  2. primary, main, paramount
    • 1982, Bernardo Soares, Livro do Desassossego, Vol.II
      Em mim o que há de primordial é o hábito e o jeito de sonhar.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).

Adjective

primordial (plural primordiales)

  1. primordial
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