primordial
English
Etymology
From the Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”). Confer primordium and -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
primordial (not comparable)
- first, earliest or original
- Sir W. Hamilton
- the primordial facts of our intelligent nature
- Sir W. Hamilton
- (biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium
- a primordial leaf; a primordial cell
- primeval
Derived terms
Derived terms
- primordial black hole
- primordial cell
- primordial element
- primordial fluctuations
- primordial soup
Translations
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁi.mɔʁ.djal/
Adjective
primordial (feminine singular primordiale, masculine plural primordiaux, feminine plural primordiales)
- primordial, primitive, original
- vital, essential, paramount, of paramount importance
Further reading
- “primordial” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Declension
Declension of primordial
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist primordial | sie ist primordial | es ist primordial | sie sind primordial | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | primordialer | primordiale | primordiales | primordiale |
genitive | primordialen | primordialer | primordialen | primordialer | |
dative | primordialem | primordialer | primordialem | primordialen | |
accusative | primordialen | primordiale | primordiales | primordiale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der primordiale | die primordiale | das primordiale | die primordialen |
genitive | des primordialen | der primordialen | des primordialen | der primordialen | |
dative | dem primordialen | der primordialen | dem primordialen | den primordialen | |
accusative | den primordialen | die primordiale | das primordiale | die primordialen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein primordialer | eine primordiale | ein primordiales | (keine) primordialen |
genitive | eines primordialen | einer primordialen | eines primordialen | (keiner) primordialen | |
dative | einem primordialen | einer primordialen | einem primordialen | (keinen) primordialen | |
accusative | einen primordialen | eine primordiale | ein primordiales | (keine) primordialen |
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).
Adjective
primordial m or f (plural primordiais, comparable)
- primordial (first, earliest or original)
- 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.
- 1982, Bernardo Soares, Livro do Desassossego, Vol.II
Synonyms
- (primordial): primeiro
- (paramount): capital, essencial, importante
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”).
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