Italian

Proper noun

Primo m

1. A male given name, often given to firstborns.

See also

• Secondo

Anagrams

• pormi
• rompi

English

Noun

primo ‎(plural primos)

1. (music) The principal part of a duet.

Antonyms

• secundo

Adjective

primo ‎(not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Best; first-class.

Anagrams

• impro

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish primo, from Latin (consobrinus) primus.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pri‧mo

Noun

primo

1. (dated) male first cousin; male full cousin

Synonyms

• igtagsa

Related terms

• ig-agaw

Esperanto

Noun

primo ‎(accusative singular primon, plural primoj, accusative plural primojn)

1. (mathematics) prime number

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁi.mo/

Adverb

primo

1. first (before anything else)

Synonyms

• premièrement

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese primo, from Latin (cōnsōbrīnus) prīmus.

Noun

primo m ‎(plural primos, feminine prima, feminine plural primas)

1. male cousin

Synonyms

• curmán

Etymology 2

From Latin prīmus.

Adjective

primo m (feminine singular prima, masculine plural primos, feminine plural primas)

1. first
2. (mathematics) prime

Synonyms

• (prime): número primo

Noun

primo m ‎(plural primos)

1. (mathematics) prime number

Synonyms

• número primo

Verb

primo

1. first-person singular present indicative of primar

Italian

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation, in general) 1º m, 1ª f
• (abbreviation, in names of monarchs and popes) I

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpri.mo/, [ˈpr̺iː.mo]
• Hyphenation: prì‧mo

Adjective

primo m ‎(feminine singular prima, masculine plural primi, feminine plural prime)

1. first
2. initial
3. main, principal
4. (mathematics) prime

Noun

primo m ‎(plural primi) (feminine: prima)

1. first, first one
2. initial one
3. main one, principal one
4. former (first of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun)

primo m ‎(plural primi)

1. first course (of a meal), starter

Related terms

• in primo luogo
• materia prima
• primario
• primate
• primato
• primattore
• primavera
• primeggiare
• primitivo
• primizia
• primogenito
• primordiale
• primordio
• primula

See also

• Appendix:Italian numbers

Anagrams

• pormi, rompi

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpriː.moː/

Etymology 1

From prīmus ‎(“first”) +‎ -ō.

Adverb

prīmō ‎(not comparable)

1. first, at first, firstly

Alternative forms

• prīmum

Etymology 2

Inflected form of prīmus ‎(“first”).

Adjective

prīmō

1. dative masculine singular of prīmus
2. dative neuter singular of prīmus
3. ablative masculine singular of prīmus
4. ablative neuter singular of prīmus

References

• primo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• primo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “primo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) at the first opportunity: primo quoque tempore
    
  • (ambiguous) at the beginning of spring: ineunte, primo vere
    

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese primo, from Latin (cōnsōbrīnus) prīmus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾi.mu/

Noun

primo m (plural primos)

1. male cousin (son of a person’s uncle or aunt)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾi.mu/

Noun

primo m (plural primos)

1. prime (number)

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin (cōnsōbrīnus) prīmus.

Noun

primo m ‎(plural primos, feminine prima)

1. cousin (of male or unspecified gender)

Usage notes

The noun primo is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

primo m ‎(feminine singular prima, masculine plural primos, feminine plural primas)

1. first
2. (mathematics) prime
   • 2002, Martin Gardner (translation by Luis Bou García), Huevos, nudos y otras mistificaciones matemáticas, page 207:

     Todos ellos son impares, excepto el 2, que es reputado como «el más primo» de todos los primos

Noun

primo m ‎(plural primos)

1. (mathematics) prime number

Synonyms

• número primo

Noun

primo m ‎(plural primos)

1. (colloquial) sucker, gullible person

Synonyms

• pardillo

Verb

primo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of primar.