príomh-
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish prím-, from prím (“first, primary”) (compare Scottish Gaelic prìomh-, Manx preeu-, Welsh prif-), from Latin prīmus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
príomh-
- primary, principal, main
- major
- Synonyms: mór, mór-, mórchúiseach
- master
- Synonym: máistir-
- key
- Synonyms: bun-, eochair-, ríthábhachtach
- head
- cardinal
- staple
- keynote
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| príomh- | phríomh- | bpríomh- |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “príomh-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “prím-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “príomh-” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “príomh-” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.