"primo" meaning in Latin

See primo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈpriː.moː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpriː.mo] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: prīmō [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=prīmō}} prīmō
  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prīmus Tags: ablative, dative, form-of, masculine, neuter, singular Form of: prīmus
    Sense id: en-primo-la-adj-mNvJlaXH Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -o (adverb) Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -o (adverb): 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: [ˈpriː.moː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpriː.mo] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: prīmō [canonical], prae [positive], prius [comparative], prīmus [adjective], prīmum [alternative]
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  1. first; firstly; first of all; first up; at first; before all else Tags: superlative
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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