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prim
first /ˈprim/
adjective#133 most common
Also: prime, foremost, leading
Example sentences
Ion este primul la coadă.
Ion is first in line.
Aceasta este prima mea zi la muncă.
This is my first day at work.
Echipa noastră a ocupat primul loc în campionat.
Our team took first place in the championship.
Primii coloniști au ajuns pe continent în secolul al XVII-lea.
The first settlers arrived on the continent in the seventeenth century.
Prim-ministrul a anunțat noi măsuri economice.
The prime minister announced new economic measures.
În prim-plan se distinge o figură singuratică, simbol al condiției umane.
In the foreground stands a solitary figure, a symbol of the human condition.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prim (m) / primă (f) | primi (m) / prime (f) |
| Genitive | prim (m) / prime (f) | primi (m) / prime (f) |
| Accusative | prim (m) / primă (f) | primi (m) / prime (f) |
| Vocative | prim (m) / primă (f) | primi (m) / prime (f) |
Word family
primarprimary; mayor
primăbonus, insurance premium
prim-ministruprime minister
primordialprimordial, original
Etymology
Prim comes from Latin primus, meaning first. Primus itself is a superlative form built on the same ancient root that gave Latin the preposition per and English the word for. Romanian inherited the word directly from spoken Latin, alongside the more colloquial ordinal întâi. Today prim survives mainly in formal registers and in fixed compounds.
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