primeiro
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese primeiro, from Latin prīmārius (“one of the first”), from prīmus (“first”).
Adjective
primeiro m (feminine singular primeira, masculine plural primeiros, feminine plural primeiras)
Antonyms
Related terms
Old Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾi.ˈmej.ɾo/
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese primeiro, from Latin prīmārius (“one of the first”), from prīmus (“first”). Doublet of primário.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾi.ˈmɐj.ɾu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾi.ˈme(j).ɾu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾi.ˈme(j).ɾo/
- Hyphenation: pri‧mei‧ro
Adjective
primeiro m (feminine primeira, masculine plural primeiros, feminine plural primeiras)
- first (ordinal form of um (“one”))
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 137:
- Rony ralhou com um aluno do primeiro ano particularmente pequeno [...]
- Ron scolded a particularly small first-year student [...]
- Antonyms: último, derradeiro
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:primeiro.
Usage notes
Other days of the month are expressed with cardinals rather than ordinals.
Adverb
primeiro (not comparable)
- first (before all others)
- Eu fiz isso primeiro.
- I did that first.
- Synonym: por primeiro
- first of all (used to introduce the first of a series of remarks, often with an angry tone)
- Primeiro, você não tem evidência de nada disso.
- First of all, you have no evidence of any of this.
- Synonym: primeiramente
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:primeiro.
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