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

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Translations

Noun

primordial (plural primordials)

  1. A first principle or element.

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʁi.mɔʁ.djal/

Adjective

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

  1. primordial, primitive, original
  2. vital, essential, paramount, of paramount importance

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German

Adjective

primordial (not comparable)

  1. primordial

Declension
Declension of primordial
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist primordial sie ist primordial es ist primordial sie sind primordial
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative primordialer primordiale primordiales primordiale
genitive primordialen primordialer primordialen primordialer
dative primordialem primordialer primordialem primordialen
accusative primordialen primordiale primordiales primordiale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der primordiale die primordiale das primordiale die primordialen
genitive des primordialen der primordialen des primordialen der primordialen
dative dem primordialen der primordialen dem primordialen den primordialen
accusative den primordialen die primordiale das primordiale die primordialen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein primordialer eine primordiale ein primordiales (keine) primordialen
genitive eines primordialen einer primordialen eines primordialen (keiner) primordialen
dative einem primordialen einer primordialen einem primordialen (keinen) primordialen
accusative einen primordialen eine primordiale ein primordiales (keine) primordialen

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).

Adjective

primordial m or 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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