príomh-

See also: prìomh and prìomh-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish prím-, from prím (“first, primary”) (compare Scottish Gaelic prìomh-, Manx preeu-, Welsh prif-), from Latin prīmus.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɾˠiːvˠ/
(Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɾˠiːw/

Prefix

príomh-

Synonyms

(primary, main, principal): príomha, príomhúil, bun-
(major): mór, mór-, mórchúiseach
(master): máistir-
(key): eochair-, ríthábhachtach, bun-
(head): ceann-, ard-

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_pr%C3%ADomh-' title='Category:Irish words prefixed with príomh-'>Irish words prefixed with príomh-</a>

Mutation

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

"príomh-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“prím-” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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