"primum" meaning in Latin

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Adverb

IPA: [ˈpriː.mũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpriː.mum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: prīmum [canonical]
Etymology: Adverbial accusative of prīmus. Etymology templates: {{adverbial accusative|la|prīmus}} Adverbial accusative of prīmus Head templates: {{la-adv|prīmum|-}} prīmum (not comparable)
  1. first, at first, in the first place, first of all, for the first time, in advance, immediately Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-primum-la-adv-Jg~LlxaO Categories (other): Latin adverbial accusatives, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 62 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 19 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Numeral

IPA: [ˈpriː.mũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpriː.mum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: prīmum [canonical]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|la|numeral form|head=prīmum}} prīmum
  1. inflection of prīmus:
    nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, singular, vocative Form of: prīmus
    Sense id: en-primum-la-num-ZM57PFZN
  2. inflection of prīmus:
    accusative masculine singular
    Tags: accusative, form-of, masculine, singular Form of: prīmus
    Sense id: en-primum-la-num-ZijruDA2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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