primogenitura

== Italian == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin prīmōgenitūra. === Noun === primogenitura f (plural primogeniture) primogeniture ==== Related terms ==== primogenito === Further reading === primogenitura in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Etymology === Formed after prīmōgenitus (“first-born”), rebuilding the second part from gignō (“to bear, beget”) +‎ -tūra. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [priː.moː.ɡɛ.nɪˈtuː.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pri.mo.d͡ʒe.niˈtuː.ra] === Noun === prīmōgenitūra f (genitive prīmōgenitūrae); first declension (Medieval Latin) primogeniture (inheritance by the first-born child of the entirety of, or of a privileged position in, a parent’s wealth, estate, or office) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Synonyms ==== (primogeniture): prīmōgenita (Late Latin) ==== Descendants ==== === References === "primogenitura", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “primogenitura”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 849/1 == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin prīmōgenitūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pri.mɔ.ɡɛ.ɲiˈtu.ra/ Rhymes: -ura Syllabification: pri‧mo‧ge‧ni‧tu‧ra === Noun === primogenitura f (literary) primogeniture (state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents) Synonym: pierworództwo primogeniture (exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest child) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “primogenitura”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “primogenitura”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin prīmōgenitūra. By surface analysis, primogénito +‎ -ura. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɾimoxeniˈtuɾa/ [pɾi.mo.xe.niˈt̪u.ɾa] Rhymes: -uɾa Syllabification: pri‧mo‧ge‧ni‧tu‧ra === Noun === primogenitura f (uncountable) primogeniture ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “primogenitura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025