de primera necesidad
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “of first necessity”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de pɾiˌmeɾa neθesiˈdad/ [d̪e pɾiˌme.ɾa ne.θe.siˈð̞að̞] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /de pɾiˌmeɾa nesesiˈdad/ [d̪e pɾiˌme.ɾa ne.se.siˈð̞að̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: de pri‧me‧ra ne‧ce‧si‧dad
Adjective
de primera necesidad (invariable)
Further reading
- “de primera necesidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024