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prim

See also: Prim, prím, Prìm, prím-, and přím

English

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Etymology 1

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From Provençal prim (“delicate, excellent”), from Old French prim, prin, from Latin primus (“first”). Doublet of prime.

Adjective

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prim (comparative primmer, superlative primmest)

  1. Prudish; straight-laced.
    • 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
      God damn it, what does she want of me, this sad, beautiful bridgeplayer of the Fifth Floor, with her air of lost love and her prim carnality?
    • 2024 October 24, Judith Shulevitz, “Michel Houellebecq Has Some Fresh Predictions. Be Afraid.”, in The Atlantic‎[1]:
      And although Paul shares an apartment with his prim wife, aptly named Prudence, they rarely see or speak to each other.
  2. Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice.
    prim regularity
    • 1708, [Jonathan Swift], “The Metamorphosis of Baucis and Philemon, Burlesqu’d; from the 8th Book of Ovid”, in Baucis and Philemon; a Poem. […], London: […] H. Hills, […], published 1709, →OCLC, page 8:
      Philemon was in great Surprize,⁠
      And hardly could believe his Eyes,
      Amaz’d to ſee her look ſo prim;
      And ſhe admir’d as much at him.
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Verb

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prim (third-person singular simple present prims, present participle primming, simple past and past participle primmed)

  1. (dated) To make affectedly precise or proper.
  2. (dated) To dress or act smartly.

Etymology 2

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Unknown; see privet.

Noun

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prim

  1. (botany) privet

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin prīmus,[1] from earlier prīsmos from *prīsemos from Proto-Italic *priisemos.

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prim (feminine prima, masculine plural prims, feminine plural primes)

  1. thin, skinny

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  1. ^ “prim”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin prīmus ("first" → "excellent"). Compare the two senses of English fine.

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prim (feminine prima, masculine plural prims, feminine plural primes) (ORB, broad)

  1. thin
    Antonym: èpès

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  • mince in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • prim in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

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Ladin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin prīmus.

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prim m (feminine singular prima, masculine plural primi, feminine plural primes)

  1. first

Old English

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Etymology

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From Latin prīma (“first; first hour”).

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prīm ?

  1. (historical) Prime, the first hour or tide (3-hour period) after dawn
  2. (Christianity) Prime, the divine office appointed for the hour in the liturgy

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Romanian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin prīmus.

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Adjective

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prim m or n (feminine singular primă, masculine plural primi, feminine and neuter plural prime)

  1. (preposited) first
    Synonyms: întâi, dintâi
    Antonyms: ultim, din urmă, de pe urmă
  2. (postposited, formal) prime (first in degree or salience)
    • 2007 February, Alexandru Ștefan, Teatrul azi‎[3], numbers 1–2, →ISSN, page 32:
      De aceea, lucrul individual a căpătat o importanță primă în această meserie.
      For that reason, solitary work has acquired prime importance in this profession.
  3. (number theory) prime
  4. (music) first (playing lead in an orchestra)
  5. (mathematics) prime (marked with a prime symbol)
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Romanian adjectives are usually placed after the noun they modify. However, prim in the sense of “first” always precedes its corresponding noun. Conversely, in the other senses it follows the noun as expected.

As with English first, prim is considered an intrinsically definite adjective and is usually articulated. Indefinite use is also possible: un prim pas (“a first step”).

Declension
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Declension of prim
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite prim primă primi prime
definite primul prima primii primele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite prim prime primi prime
definite primului primei primelor primilor
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Hungarian prim.

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prim n (plural primuri)

  1. (Transylvania) decorative clothes border trim
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Declension of prim
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) prim primul (niște) primuri primurile
genitive/dative (unui) prim primului (unor) primuri primurilor
vocative primule primurilor
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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish پریم (prim), from French prime.

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prim (definite accusative primi, plural primler)

  1. prize
  2. premium

References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “prim”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Volapük

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Noun

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prim (nominative plural prims)

  1. beginning

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declension of prim
singular plural
nominative prim prims
genitive prima primas
dative prime primes
accusative primi primis
vocative 1 o prim! o prims!
predicative 2 primu primus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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