"Primus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈpɹaɪməs/
Etymology: From Latin Prīmus, from prīmus (“first”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Prīmus}} Latin Prīmus Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Primus
  1. (dated) A male given name. Tags: dated Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Primus-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹaɪməs/ Forms: Primuses [plural]
Etymology: From the trademark. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Primus (plural Primuses)
  1. A Primus stove.
    Sense id: en-Primus-en-noun-LeOMt8uF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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