Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primus

/ˈpɹaɪməs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: primus
IPA: /ˈpɹaɪməs/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church, who presides at the meetings of the bishops, and has certain privileges but no metropolitan authority.

name

A male given name.

Dated

noun

A Primus stove.

Example Sentences

"1884, Gonzalo Canilla, speech at the Centenary of the consecration of Samuel Seabury my own grandfather, some time Bishop of Edinburgh, among its Primuses"
"Varya walked past slowly, idly peeping into each of them. There was a vendor of Turkish delight and halvah. A haberdasher's stall. A cobbler. A whitesmith. A repairer of Primuses and oil stoves."

Etymology

From Latin prīmus (“[the] first”); related to prior, the comparative form. Partially cognate to foremost, from Proto-Indo-European [Term?]. Doublet of prime and primo.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: prīmus

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

primuses (plural)

Phrases

primus-ship primus motor primus inter pares

Frequently Paired Words

primus motor primus inter pares primate

Synonyms

primus stove

Rhymes With

imus thymus deimos gallimimus

Questions

How do you pronounce primus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹaɪməs/.
What does primus mean?: One of the bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church, who presides at the meetings of the bishops, and has certain privileges but no metropolitan authority.
Where does primus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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