primeiro.
first (ordinal form of um (“one”))
Meaning & usage
first (ordinal form of um (“one”))
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese primeiro, from Latin prīmārius (“one of the first”), from prīmus (“first”). Doublet of primário and premiê. By surface analysis, primo + -eiro.
the first one
first (the first day of the month)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese primeiro, from Latin prīmārius (“one of the first”), from prīmus (“first”). Doublet of primário and premiê. By surface analysis, primo + -eiro.
first (before all others)
Eu fiz isso primeiro.
first of all (used to introduce the first of a series of remarks, often with an angry tone)
Primeiro, você não tem evidência de nada disso.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese primeiro, from Latin prīmārius (“one of the first”), from prīmus (“first”). Doublet of primário and premiê. By surface analysis, primo + -eiro.
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