primaevus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from prīmus (first) + aevum (age).

Pronunciation

Adjective

prīmaevus (feminine prīmaeva, neuter prīmaevum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. primeval

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prīmaevus prīmaeva prīmaevum prīmaevī prīmaevae prīmaeva
Genitive prīmaevī prīmaevae prīmaevī prīmaevōrum prīmaevārum prīmaevōrum
Dative prīmaevō prīmaevō prīmaevīs
Accusative prīmaevum prīmaevam prīmaevum prīmaevōs prīmaevās prīmaeva
Ablative prīmaevō prīmaevā prīmaevō prīmaevīs
Vocative prīmaeve prīmaeva prīmaevum prīmaevī prīmaevae prīmaeva

Descendants

  • English: primevous
  • Italian: primevo
  • Portuguese: primevo

References

  • primaevus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • primaevus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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