preeminent

preeminent

See also: prééminent, preëminent, and pre-eminent

English

Alternative forms

• præeminent (18 ^th century)
• pre-eminent
• preëminent

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French preeminent and its source, Latin praeēminēns, present participle of praeēmineō (“to stand out, excel”), from prae- (“pre-”) + ēmineō.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/

Adjective

preeminent (not comparable)

1. Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]
   • 1863, Cholmondeley-Pennell, H., “The Carp Family”, in The Angler-Naturalist: A Popular History of British Fresh-water Fish, with a Plain Explanation of the Rudiments of Ichthyology‎, London: George Routledge and Sons, OCLC 27864302, page 116:

     China is still preeminent for its Goldfish, of which Pennant informs us that the most beautiful kinds, both for elegance of shape and richness of tinting, are taken in a small lake in the Province of Che-kyang.

Derived terms

• preeminence
• preeminently

Translations

exceeding others in quality or rank

Afrikaans: skitterend Bulgarian: превъзходен (bg) (prevǎzhoden), отличен (bg) (otličen) Catalan: preeminent Danish: fremtrædende Dutch: uitstek (nl) Finnish: erinomainen (fi), esimerkillinen (fi) French: prééminent (fr) Galician: preeminente German: hervorragend (de), überragend (de), heraustragend (de) Greek: Ancient: κατ' ἐξοχήν (kat' exokhḗn) Irish: aireaghdha, dearscnaitheach, séaghainn Old Irish: prímda Italian: preminente (it) Japanese: 擢んでる (nukinderu), 卓抜な (takubatsu na), ピカイチ (pikaichi), 卓越な (takuetsu na) Korean: 걸출한 (geolchulhan) Occitan: preeminent (oc) Portuguese: preeminente (pt) Russian: выдаю́щийся (ru) (vydajúščijsja) Sanskrit: प्रधान (sa) (pradhāna) Spanish: preeminente (es) Swedish: framstående (sv)

Anagrams

• repinement

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin praeēminēns.

Adjective

preeminent (masculine and feminine plural preeminents)

1. preeminent

Derived terms

• preeminentment

Related terms

• preeminència

Further reading

• “preeminent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “preeminent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “preeminent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “preeminent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Romanian

Etymology

From French prééminent.

Adjective

preeminent m or n (feminine singular preeminentă, masculine plural preeminenți, feminine and neuter plural preeminente)

1. preeminent

Declension

Declension of preeminent

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	preeminent		preeminentă	preeminenți	preeminente
	definite	preeminentul		preeminenta	preeminenții	preeminentele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	preeminent		preeminente	preeminenți	preeminente
	definite	preeminentului		preeminentei	preeminenților	preeminentelor