English

Adjective

prim ‎(comparative primmer, superlative primmest)

1. prudish, straight-laced
2. formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice

   prim regularity; a prim person

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Jonathan Swift to this entry?)

Usage notes

Often used in the collocation “prim and proper”.

Derived terms

• prim and proper
• prissy

Translations

Verb

prim ‎(third-person singular simple present prims, present participle primming, simple past and past participle primmed)

1. (dated) To make affectedly precise or proper.
2. (dated) To dress or act smartly.

Etymology 2

See privet.

Noun

prim

1. (plants) privet

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin prīmus^[1], from earlier prīsmos < *prīsemos < Proto-Italic *priisemos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾim/
• Rhymes: -im

Adjective

prim m ‎(feminine prima, masculine plural prims, feminine plural primes)

1. thin, skinny

Related terms

• primer

References

1. ↑ http://www.diccionari.cat/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0109064

Ladin

Alternative forms

• prum

Etymology

From Latin prīmus.

Adjective

prim m (feminine singular prima, masculine plural primi, feminine plural primes)

1. first

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin prīmus, from earlier prīsmos < *prīsemos < Proto-Italic *priisemos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prim/

Adjective

prim m, n ‎(feminine singular primă, masculine plural primi, feminine and neuter plural prime)

1. prime, first

Declension

Synonyms

• întâi

Antonyms

• ultim

Related terms

• primar
• primăvară
• împrimă

Volapük

Noun

prim ‎(plural prims)

1. beginning

Declension