Primas

See also: primas, primaš, and primás

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈprɪmas]

Proper noun

Primas m anim (feminine Primasová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʁiːmas/
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  • Hyphenation: Pri‧mas

Etymology 1

From Late Latin prīmās (“chief bishop”), substantive use of prīmās, variant form of Latin prīmus (“prime, first rank”).

Noun

Primas m (strong, genitive Primas, plural Primasse or (rare) Primaten)

  1. (ecclesiastical, title) primacy
  2. (ecclesiastical, position) primate
Declension
Declension of Primas [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Primas die Primasse, Primaten1
genitive eines des Primas der Primasse, Primaten1
dative einem dem Primas den Primassen, Primaten1
accusative einen den Primas die Primasse, Primaten1

1Rare.

Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hungarian prímás, also from Late Latin prīmās (“chief”).

Noun

Primas m (strong, genitive Primas, plural Primasse)

  1. (music) the head fiddler of a Sinti music group
Declension
Declension of Primas [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Primas die Primasse
genitive eines des Primas der Primasse
dative einem dem Primas den Primassen
accusative einen den Primas die Primasse

References
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