"Primus" meaning in Latin

See Primus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈpriː.mʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpriː.mus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Prīmus [canonical]
Etymology: From prīmus. Head templates: {{head|la|proper noun|head=Prīmus}} Prīmus
  1. a Roman praenomen
    Sense id: en-Primus-la-name-37VjjBZb Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin praenomina Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin praenomina: 73 27
  2. a Roman cognomen
    Sense id: en-Primus-la-name-jF5fG-K7 Categories (other): Latin cognomina, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin cognomina: 26 74 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Decimus, Octavus, Quartus, Quintus, Secundus, Septimus, Sextus, Tertius
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "word": "Quintus"
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "word": "Sextus"
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "word": "Tertius"
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      "ipa": "[ˈpriː.mʊs]",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpriː.mus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Latin proper nouns",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From prīmus.",
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    {
      "form": "Prīmus",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "la",
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      },
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    }
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      "word": "Decimus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Octavus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Quartus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Quintus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Secundus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Septimus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sextus"
    },
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      "word": "Tertius"
    }
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈpriː.mʊs]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpriː.mus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}

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