prímati

See also: primati

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from French primate, from Latin primas (“one of the first, chief, excellent, noble”). So named due to the belief that primates are the “highest” order of mammals/animals.

Noun

prímati m (genitive singular prímata, nominative plural prímatar)

  1. primate
    Synonym: fremdardýr

Declension

Declension of prímati (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative prímati prímatinn prímatar prímatarnir
accusative prímata prímatann prímata prímatana
dative prímata prímatanum prímötum prímötunum
genitive prímata prímatans prímata prímatanna

Further reading

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