Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primitia

/pɹɪˈmɪʃə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
prim-i-tia
IPA
/pɹɪˈmɪʃə/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first fruits.

Obsolete

noun

The first year's whole profit of an ecclesiastical preferment.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin primitiae (“first fruits”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce primitia?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪˈmɪʃə/.
What does primitia mean?
The first fruits.
Where does primitia come from?
From Latin primitiae (“first fruits”).

How to pronounce primitia

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