English

Pronunciation
IPA|/praɪm/, SAMPA|/<tt>praIm</tt>/, AHD|prīm
rhymes|aɪm

Etymology 1
From Old (and modern) French #French|prime, from Latin primus �first�.

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. First in time, order, or sequence

#: Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals.

1. First in excellence, quality, or value.

#: This is a prime location for a bookstore.

1. mathematics Having no integral factors except itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).

#: Thirteen is a prime number.

1. First in importance, degree, or rank.

#: Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe.

1. mathematics Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals.

Synonyms
i-c|first in importance|degree|or rank greatest, most important, main, primary, principal, top
i-c|first in excellence|quality|or value excellent, top quality
i-c|first in time|order|or sequence earliest, first, original
i-c|in mathematics

Translations
trans-top|first in time, order, or sequence
Chinese: �
Danish: første, tidligste
Dutch: eerste, voornaamste
Finnish: ensimmäinen, ensi-, alku-, primaarinen
Italian: primo#Italian|primo, iniziale
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Polish: pierwszy m, pierwsza f, pierwsze f
Portuguese: primeira f, primeiro m
Swedish: först, tidigast
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trans-top|first in excellence, quality, or value
Arabic: ARchar|��تاز (mumt�z), ARchar|�اخر (f�khir)
Danish: førsteklasses
Dutch: uitstekend, prima, beste
Finnish: ensiluokkainen, priima
French: de premier ordre, excellent#French|excellent
Hebrew: he-translation|�צ����|metsuyán m
Italian: ottimo, (meat, cuts) di#Italian|di prima scelta, (foodstuffs) di#Italian|di prima qualità, (livestock) di#Italian|di prima categoria <ref name=oxf-par />
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Polish: pierwszy m, pierwsza f, pierwsze f
Swedish: förstklassig, prima
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trans-top|maths: having no factors except itself and unity
Danish: primtal-
Dutch: priem
Finnish: jaoton
French: premier
Hebrew: he-translation|ר�ש�נ�|rishoní m
Hungarian: prím
Italian: primo#Italian|primo <ref name=oxf-par />
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Polish: pierwsza (liczba) f
Portuguese: primo m
Russian: п�о��ой (prostoj), -e
Slovene: praštevilo
Swedish: prim-
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trans-top|first in importance, degree, or rank
Chinese: �
Danish: primær, hoved-, vigtigste
Dutch: primair, eerste, voornaamste
Finnish: tärkein, pää-
French: principal#French|principal
Hebrew: he-translation|ר�ש�|rashí m
Italian: principale, (importance) primario <ref name=oxf-par>Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese (in collaborazione con Oxford University Press). Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003. W:Wikipedia:book sources| ISBN 8839551107. Online version here</ref>
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Polish: pierwszy m, pierwsza f, pierwsze f
Portuguese: primeira f, primeiro m, principal
Swedish: främst, förnämst, huvud-, viktigast
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ttbc|Greek: κ��ιο� [�kiri�o�s] m, ����α��ικ�� [pro��tarçi�ko�s] m, ����ο� [�pro�to�s] m
ttbc|Greek: ά�ι��ο� [�ari�sto�s] m, εκλεκ��� [�e�kle��kto�s] m, ����ο� [�pro�to�s] m
ttbc|Greek: α��ικ�� [�arçi�ko�s] m, ����α��ικ�� [pro��tarçi�ko�s] m, ����ο� [�pro�to�s]
ttbc|Greek: ����ο� [�pro�to�s] m

Noun
en-noun

1. the earliest stage
2. the most active, thriving, or successful stage or period
3. the chief or best individual or part
4. music The first note or tone of a musical scale.
5. fencing The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
6. context|algebra|number theory A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.

#: 3 is a prime.

1. (backgammon) Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing.

#: I'm threatening to build a prime here.

Synonyms
i-c|most active|thriving|or successful stage or period bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak
i-c|chief or best individual or part choice, prize, quality, select
i-c|algebra: prime element of a mathematical structure prime number (when an integer)

Translations
trans-top|earliest stage
Danish: begyndelse c
Italian: inizi m|p, principio m
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Old English: fruma m
Swedish: början c
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trans-top|most active, thriving, or successful stage or period
Danish: blomstringstid c
Italian: (professionally) allo#Italian|all�apice; (physically) nel#Italian|nel fiore degli anni <ref name=oxf-par />
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Swedish: blomstringstid c, glansdagar c|p, glansperiod c
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trans-top|chief or best individual or part
Swedish: utvald
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trans-top|music: first note or tone of a musical scale
Czech: prima f
Dutch: priem
Italian: tonale f
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Swedish: prim c
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trans-top|fencing: first position of thrust and parry
Swedish: prim c
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trans-top|algebra: prime element of a mathematical structure
Czech: prvo�íslo n (when an integer)
Danish: primtal n (when an integer)
Dutch: priemgetal n (when an integer)
Finnish: alkuluku
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French: nombre premier m
Hungarian: prímszám, prím
Italian: numero primo <ref name=oxf-par />
Portuguese: número primo, primo m
Swedish: primtal n (when an integer)
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trans-top|backgammon: six consecutive blocks
Czech: prima f
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ttbc|Greek: ����ο� [�pro�to�s] m

Etymology 2
Origin uncertain; perhaps related to primage.

Verb
en-verb|prim|es

1. transitive To prepare a mechanism for its main work.

#: You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump.

1. transitive To apply a coat of primer paint to.

#: I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat.

Synonyms
i-c|to apply a coat of primer paint to ground, undercoat

Translations
trans-top|to prepare a mechanism
Danish: klargøre
French: amorcer
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Italian: preparare, (bomb) innescare, (firearm) caricare, (pump) adescare <ref name=oxf-par />
Swedish: aptera
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trans-top|to apply a coat of primer paint to
Dutch: primen
French: apprêter
Galician: imprimar
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German: grundieren
Italian: dare#Italian|dare una#Italian|una vernice di fondo su#Italian|su <ref name=oxf-par />
Swedish: grunda, grundmåla
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ttbc|Basque: zenbaki
ttbc|Belarusian: ���� (prost'i lik)
ttbc|Bulgarian: ��о��о (prosto shislo)
ttbc|Chinese: ç´  ()
ttbc|Estonian: al
ttbc|Ido: unesma, prima (4)
ttbc|Indonesian: prima
ttbc|Japanese: 素 (�, so)
ttbc|Korean: � (so)
Latin Primus
ttbc|Lithuanian: pirmini, -ai
ttbc|Norwegian: prim
ttbc|Sicilian: primu m
ttbc|Slovak: prvo�ís n
ttbc|Spanish: primo m
ttbc|Turkish: asal?

Derived terms
prime decomposition
prime factorization
prime number
prime contract
pseudoprime

Related terms
primal
primary
primate
Primates
primer
primy

References
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Italian

Adjective
prime f plural

1. feminine plural of primo

Category:Italian adjective forms

Romanian

Pronunciation
IPA|['pri.me]|lang=ro

Adjective
prime

1. ro-form-adj|fp|n|prim
2. ro-form-adj|fp|a|prim
3. ro-form-adj|np|n|prim
4. ro-form-adj|np|a|prim

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