príomh-
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish prím-, from prím (“first, primary”) (compare Scottish Gaelic prìomh-, Manx preeu-, Welsh prif-), from Latin prīmus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]príomh-
- primary, principal, main
- major
- Synonyms: mór, mór-, mórchúiseach
- master
- Synonym: máistir-
- key
- Synonyms: bun-, eochair-, ríthábhachtach
- head
- cardinal
- staple
- keynote
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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príomh- | phríomh- | bpríomh- |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “príomh-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “prím-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “príomh-”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “príomh-”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024