primordial
English
Etymology
From the Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”). Compare primordium and -al.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɹaɪˈmɔː.di.əl/
- (US) IPA(key): /pɹaɪˈmɔɹ.di.əl/
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Adjective
primordial (not comparable)
- first, earliest or original
- 1859–1860, William Hamilton, H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, editors, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, OCLC 648725:
- the primordial facts of our intelligent nature
- 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light:Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 9:
- As an archetypal image of primordial unity, the cosmic egg suggests that there is unity and fragmentation, eternity and time.
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- (biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium
- a primordial leaf; a primordial cell
- primeval
Derived terms
- primordial black hole
- primordial cell
- primordial element
- primordial fluctuations
- primordial sludge
- primordial soup
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Noun
primordial (plural primordials)
- A first principle or element.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁi.mɔʁ.djal/
Adjective
primordial (feminine primordiale, masculine plural primordiaux, feminine plural primordiales)
- primordial, primitive, original
- vital, essential, paramount, of paramount importance
Further reading
- “primordial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
primordial (strong nominative masculine singular primordialer, not comparable)
- primordial
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist primordial | sie ist primordial | es ist primordial | sie sind primordial | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | primordialer | primordiale | primordiales | primordiale |
genitive | primordialen | primordialer | primordialen | primordialer | |
dative | primordialem | primordialer | primordialem | primordialen | |
accusative | primordialen | primordiale | primordiales | primordiale | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der primordiale | die primordiale | das primordiale | die primordialen |
genitive | des primordialen | der primordialen | des primordialen | der primordialen | |
dative | dem primordialen | der primordialen | dem primordialen | den primordialen | |
accusative | den primordialen | die primordiale | das primordiale | die primordialen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein primordialer | eine primordiale | ein primordiales | (keine) primordialen |
genitive | eines primordialen | einer primordialen | eines primordialen | (keiner) primordialen | |
dative | einem primordialen | einer primordialen | einem primordialen | (keinen) primordialen | |
accusative | einen primordialen | eine primordiale | ein primordiales | (keine) primordialen |
Further reading
- “primordial” in Duden online
- “primordial” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾi.moʁ.d͡ʒiˈaw/ [pɾi.moɦ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pɾi.moʁˈd͡ʒjaw/ [pɾi.moɦˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾi.moɾ.d͡ʒiˈaw/ [pɾi.moɾ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pɾi.moɾˈd͡ʒjaw/ [pɾi.moɾˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾi.moʁ.d͡ʒiˈaw/ [pɾi.moʁ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pɾi.moʁˈd͡ʒjaw/ [pɾi.moʁˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾi.moɻ.d͡ʒiˈaw/ [pɾi.moɻ.d͡ʒɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pɾi.moɻˈd͡ʒjaw/ [pɾi.moɻˈd͡ʒjaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾi.muɾˈdjal/ [pɾi.muɾˈðjaɫ]
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: pri‧mor‧di‧al
Adjective
primordial m or f (plural primordiais)
- primordial (first, earliest or original)
- Synonym: primeiro
- primary, main, paramount
- 1982, Bernardo Soares, Livro do Desassossego, Vol.II
- Em mim o que há de primordial é o hábito e o jeito de sonhar.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- Synonyms: capital, essencial, importante
- 1982, Bernardo Soares, Livro do Desassossego, Vol.II
Derived terms
- primordialmente
Related terms
- primórdio
Further reading
- “primordial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French primordial.
Adjective
primordial m or n (feminine singular primordială, masculine plural primordiali, feminine and neuter plural primordiale)
- primeval
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | primordial | primordială | primordiali | primordiale | ||
definite | primordialul | primordiala | primordialii | primordialele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | primordial | primordiale | primordiali | primordiale | ||
definite | primordialului | primordialei | primordialilor | primordialelor |
Related terms
- primordialitate
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”). Cognate with English primordial.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾimoɾˈdjal/ [pɾi.moɾˈð̞jal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: pri‧mor‧dial
Adjective
primordial (plural primordiales)
- primordial
- primary, paramount
Derived terms
- primordialmente
Related terms
- primordio
Further reading
- “primordial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014