פריימריז

Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from English primaries.

Noun

פריימריז • (praimeriz) m pl

1. (politics) primaries, primary elections (a preliminary election to select a candidate)

   Synonym: בחירות מקדימות (b'khirót makdimót)

2. (politics) primaries, a primary, a primary election (a single such election)

   Synonym: בחירה מקדימה (b'khirá makdimá)

   הפריימריז בניו המפשייר.

   hapraimeriz b'nyú hampshair.

   the New Hampshire primaries.

Usage notes

• Even when it refers to a single primary election, פריימריז is a plural noun, construed with plural verbs, adjectives, and so on; it is exactly like English primaries in this respect.