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primeiro.

first (ordinal form of um (“one”))

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɾiˈme(j).ɾu/Brazil[pɾiˈme(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/pɾiˈmɐj.ɾu/Portugal/pɾiˈmej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. 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.

noun/pɾiˈme(j).ɾu/Brazil[pɾiˈme(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/pɾiˈmɐj.ɾu/Portugal/pɾiˈmej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. the first one

    masculine
  2. first (the first day of the month)

    masculine
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.

adv/pɾiˈme(j).ɾu/Brazil[pɾiˈme(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/pɾiˈmɐj.ɾu/Portugal/pɾiˈmej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. first (before all others)

    not-comparable
    Eu fiz isso primeiro.
  2. first of all (used to introduce the first of a series of remarks, often with an angry tone)

    not-comparable
    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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