prim

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹɪm/, [pʰɹ̠̊ɪm] Rhymes: -ɪm === Etymology 1 === Of uncertain origin. In the verb sense, first appeared in Thomas D'Urfey's A Fool's Preferment in the year 1688. In the noun sense, first appeared in A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew in the year 1699, meaning "prig." Now obsolete. In the adjective sense, first appeared in Sir Richard Steele's The Funeral in the year 1702, meaning "consciously or affectedly strict or precise; stiffly formal and respectable." Oxford English Dictionary proposed a relation with primp and prink. Chiefly Scottish and U.S. ==== Adjective ==== prim (comparative primmer, superlative primmest) Of a person, their manner or appearance: Formal and precise; stiffly decorous. (by extension) Of a person: Prudish; straight-laced. Of things: Neat; trim. prim regularity ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== prim (third-person singular simple present prims, present participle primming, simple past and past participle primmed) (dated or archaic) (intransitive) To make one's expression prim. [with up] (transitive) To give a prim or demure expression to (one's face, mouth, or (rare) lips). (transitive) To dress (one) up affectedly or demurely. [with up or out] ==== Noun ==== prim (plural prims) (obsolete) A prim person. ==== Related terms ==== primp === Etymology 2 === Unknown; see privet. ==== Noun ==== prim (botany) privet === References === Philip Babcock Gove et al., editors (1961), “prim a”, in Webster's Third New International Dictionary […], volume II (H to R), published 1981, →ISBN, page 1800 Philip Babcock Gove et al., editors (1961), “prim v”, in Webster's Third New International Dictionary […], volume II (H to R), published 1981, →ISBN, page 1800 “prim, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “prim, n.3”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin prīmus, from earlier prīsmos from *prīsemos, from Proto-Italic *priisemos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpɾim] Rhymes: -im === Adjective === prim (feminine prima, masculine plural prims, feminine plural primes) thin, skinny ==== Derived terms ==== aprimar primesa primor ==== Related terms ==== primer === References === === Further reading === “prim”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “prim” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “prim”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Franco-Provençal == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin prīmus ("first" → "excellent"). Compare the two senses of English fine. === Adjective === prim (feminine prima, masculine plural prims, feminine plural primes) (ORB, broad) thin Antonym: èpès === References === mince in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca prim in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu === Further information === AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1510: “un filo sottile” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France[2] – map 1631AB – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “prīmus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 384 == Ladin == === Alternative forms === prum === Etymology === From Latin prīmus. === Adjective === prim m (feminine singular prima, masculine plural primi, feminine plural primes) first == Old English == === Etymology === From Latin prīma (“first; first hour”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /priːm/ Rhymes: -iːm === Noun === prīm (historical) Prime, the first hour or tide (3-hour period) after dawn (Christianity) Prime, the divine office appointed for the hour in the liturgy ==== Synonyms ==== (hour; tide): āntīd (service): prīmsang ==== Derived terms ==== prīmsang === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “prīm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎[3], second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Romanian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin prīmus. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈprim/ Rhymes: -im ==== Adjective ==== prim m or n (feminine singular primă, masculine plural primi, feminine/neuter plural prime) (prepositive) first Synonyms: întâi, dintâi Antonyms: ultim, din urmă, de pe urmă (postpositive, formal) prime (first in degree or salience) (number theory) prime (music) first (playing lead in an orchestra) (mathematics) prime (marked with a prime symbol) ===== Usage notes ===== 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 ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== prima primar primăvară === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Hungarian prém, from High German. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈprim/ Rhymes: -im ==== Noun ==== prim n (plural primuri) (Transylvania) decorative clothes border trim ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== primă === Further reading === “prim”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1978), “prim1”, in Dicționarul Limbii Române‎[5], volume 8, part 5, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, pages 1420–1421 Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1978), “prim3, -ă”, in Dicționarul Limbii Române‎[6], volume 8, part 5, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, pages 1421–1422 == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish پریم (prim), from French prime. === Noun === prim (definite accusative primi, plural primler) prize premium === References === 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 == === Noun === prim (genitive prima, plural prims) beginning ==== Declension ====