đệ nhất

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 第一 (“first”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗe˧˨ʔ ɲət̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˨˩ʔ ɲək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˨˩˨ ɲək̚˦˥]

Adjective

đệ nhất

first

Usage notes

Used in titles of monarch, for example Elizabeth Đệ nhất ("Elizabeth the 1st").
Otherwise, mostly found in compounds and fixed expressions, the normal words for "first" (as in "first person" or "first day") are thứ nhất and đầu tiên.

Derived terms

đệ nhất phu nhân (第一夫人)

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