"prima" meaning in English

See prima in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹiː.mə/
enPR: prē′mə Rhymes: -iːmə Etymology: Derived from Italian prima, derived from Latin prīma. Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|en|it|prima|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian prima, {{der+|en|it|prima}} Derived from Italian prima, {{yesno|1|d|D}} d, {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|en|la|prīma|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin prīma, {{der+|en|la|prīma|nocap=1}} derived from Latin prīma Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prima (not comparable)
  1. most important Tags: not-comparable Related terms: alla prima, prima ballerina, prima donna, prima faciality, prima facie, prima materia, prima scriptura Translations (most important): tärkein (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-prima-en-adj-dZ4Mp6t4

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹiː.mə/ Forms: primas [plural]
enPR: prē′mə Rhymes: -iːmə Etymology: Derived from Italian prima, derived from Latin prīma. Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|en|it|prima|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian prima, {{der+|en|it|prima}} Derived from Italian prima, {{yesno|1|d|D}} d, {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|en|la|prīma|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin prīma, {{der+|en|la|prīma|nocap=1}} derived from Latin prīma Head templates: {{en-noun}} prima (plural primas)
  1. Short for prima ballerina. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: prima ballerina
    Sense id: en-prima-en-noun-9VZ6PROX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 28 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 28 entries: 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 6 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 5 0 0 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 1 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 4 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 7 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 82

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