Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primigenial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prim-i-ge-nial
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

First of all; firstborn; primary; original.

Example Sentences

"What difference is there, then, between God and primigenial chaos?"

Etymology

From Latin primus (“first”) and genio (from generare (“to create”)), + -al.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: primus
Suffix: al

Inflected Forms

primogenial (alternative)

Questions

What does primigenial mean?: First of all; firstborn; primary; original.
Where does primigenial come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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