Primas

See also: primas, primaš, and primás

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprɪmas]

Proper noun

Primas m anim (female equivalent Primasová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Primas (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Primas Primasové
genitive Primasa Primasů
dative Primasovi Primasům
accusative Primasa Primasy
vocative Primase Primasové
locative Primasovi Primasech
instrumental Primasem Primasy

Further reading

  • “Primas”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʁiːmas/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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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