primogênito

See also: primogenito and primogénito

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• primogénito (Portugal)

Etymology

From the Classical Latin prīmōgenitus (“first-born”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.moˈʒẽ.ni.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.moˈʒẽ.ni.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾi.moˈʒe.ni.to/

• Hyphenation: pri‧mo‧gê‧ni‧to

Adjective

primogênito (feminine primogênita, masculine plural primogênitos, feminine plural primogênitas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. firstborn (born as the first one in a family)

Noun

primogênito m (plural primogênitos, feminine primogênita, feminine plural primogênitas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. firstborn (the first child in a family)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “youngest child”): caçula, ultimogênito, ultimogénito