prímati
See also: primati
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French primate, from Latin primas (“one of the first, chief, excellent, noble”). So named due to the belief that primates are the “highest” order of mammals/animals.
Noun
[edit]prímati m (genitive singular prímata, nominative plural prímatar)
- primate
- Synonym: fremdardýr
Declension
[edit]Declension of prímati (masculine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | prímati | prímatinn | prímatar | prímatarnir |
| accusative | prímata | prímatann | prímata | prímatana |
| dative | prímata | prímatanum | prímötum | prímötunum |
| genitive | prímata | prímatans | prímata | prímatanna |
Further reading
[edit]- “prímati” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)