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Webster 1913 Edition

Primordial

Pri-mor′di-al

,
Adj.
[L.
primordialis
, from
primordium
the first beginning;
primus
first +
ordiri
to begin a web, to begin: cf. F.
primordial
.]
1.
First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin;
as,
primordial
condition
.
“The primordial facts of our intelligent nature.”
Sir W. Hamilton.
2.
(Geol.)
Of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam periods in American geology. It is called also
Cambrian
, and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian.
3.
(Biol.)
Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ;
as, a
primordial
leaf; a
primordial
cell.
Primordial utricle
(Bot.)
,
the interior lining of a young vegetable cell.

Pri-mor′di-al

,
Noun.
A first principle or element.

Webster 1828 Edition

Primordial

PRIMOR'DIAL

,
Adj.
[L. primordialis, primordium; primus, first, and ordo, order.] First in order; original; existing from the beginning.

PRIMOR'DIAL

,
Noun.
Origin; first principle or element.

Definition 2024

primordial

primordial

English

Adjective

primordial ‎(not comparable)

  1. first, earliest or original
    • Sir W. Hamilton
      the primordial facts of our intelligent nature
  2. (biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium
    a primordial leaf; a primordial cell
  3. primeval

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

primordial ‎(plural primordials)

  1. A first principle or element.

Translations

French

Adjective

primordial m ‎(feminine singular primordiale, masculine plural primordiaux, feminine plural primordiales)

  1. primordial, primitive, original
  2. vital, essential

German

Adjective

primordial ‎(not comparable)

  1. primordial

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin prīmōrdiālis ‎(“of the beginning”).

Adjective

primordial m, f ‎(plural primordiais, comparable)

  1. primordial (first, earliest or original)
  2. 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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Spanish

Adjective

primordial m, f ‎(plural primordiales)

  1. primordial

Etymology

From the Latin prīmōrdiālis ‎(“of the beginning”). Confer primordium and -al.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹaɪˈmɔː.di.əl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɹaɪˈmɔɹ.di.əl/

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