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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Synonyms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Derived terms 1.5 Related terms 1.6 See also 1.7 References 2 French 2.1 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Adjective 4 Romanian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Adjective

[ English

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /praɪm/, SAMPA: /praIm/, enPR: prīm
• Rhymes: -aɪm

[ Etymology 1

From Old (and modern) French prime, from Latin primus ‘first’.

[ Adjective

prime (not comparable)

1. First in time, order, or sequence

   Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals.

2. First in excellence, quality, or value.

   This is a prime location for a bookstore.

3. (mathematics) Having no integral factors except itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).

   Thirteen is a prime number.

4. First in importance, degree, or rank.

   Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe.

5. (mathematics) Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals.

[ Synonyms

• (first in importance, degree, or rank): greatest, most important, main, primary, principal, top
• (first in excellence, quality, or value): excellent, top quality
• (first in time, order, or sequence): earliest, first, original
• (in mathematics):

[ Translations

first in time, order, or sequence

Chinese: 首 Danish: første, tidligste Dutch: eerste, voornaamste Finnish: ensimmäinen, ensi-, alku-, primaarinen Italian: primo it(it), iniziale it(it)

Japanese: 最初の ja(ja) (saisho no) Polish: pierwszy m., pierwsza f., pierwsze f. Portuguese: primeira f., primeiro m. Swedish: först, tidigast

first in excellence, quality, or value

Arabic: ممتاز (mumtāz), فاخر (fākhir) Danish: førsteklasses Dutch: uitstekend nl(nl), prima nl(nl), beste nl(nl) Finnish: ensiluokkainen, priima French: de premier ordre, excellent Hebrew: מצויין (he) (metsuyán) m.

Italian: ottimo, (meat, cuts) di prima scelta, (foodstuffs) di prima qualità, (livestock) di prima categoria [1] Japanese: 最良の ja(ja) (sairyō no) Polish: pierwszy m., pierwsza f., pierwsze f. Swedish: förstklassig, prima

mathematics: having no factors except itself and unity

Danish: primtal- Dutch: priem Finnish: jaoton fi(fi) French: premier fr(fr) Hebrew: ראשוני (he) (rishoní) m. Hungarian: prím Italian: primo [1]

Japanese: 素な ja(ja) (so na) Polish: pierwsza (liczba) f. Portuguese: primo pt(pt) m. Russian: простой (prostoj), -e Slovene: praštevilo sl(sl) Swedish: prim-

first in importance, degree, or rank

Chinese: 首 Danish: primær, hoved-, vigtigste Dutch: primair, eerste, voornaamste Finnish: tärkein fi(fi), pää- fi(fi) French: principal fr(fr) Hebrew: ראשי (he) (rashí) m. Italian: principale, (importance) primario [1]

Japanese: 最重要な ja(ja) (sai-jūyō na) Polish: pierwszy m., pierwsza f., pierwsze f. Portuguese: primeira f., primeiro m., principal Swedish: främst, förnämst, huvud-, viktigast

mathematics: Having its complement closed under multiplication

Japanese: 素な ja(ja) (so na)

• Greek: κύριος [ˈkiriˌo̞s] m, πρωταρχικός [pro̞ˌtarçiˈko̞s] m, πρώτος [ˈpro̞to̞s] m
• Greek: άριστος [ˈariˌsto̞s] m, εκλεκτός [ˌe̞kle̞ˈkto̞s] m, πρώτος [ˈpro̞to̞s] m
• Greek: αρχικός [ˌarçiˈko̞s] m, πρωταρχικός [pro̞ˌtarçiˈko̞s] m, πρώτος [ˈpro̞to̞s]
• Greek: πρώτος [ˈpro̞to̞s] m

[ Noun

Singular prime

Plural primes

prime (plural primes)

1. the earliest stage
2. the most active, thriving, or successful stage or period
3. the chief or best individual or part
4. (music) The first note or tone of a musical scale.
5. (fencing) The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
6. (algebra, number theory) A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.

   3 is a prime.

7. (backgammon) Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing.

   I'm threatening to build a prime here.

[ Synonyms

• (most active, thriving, or successful stage or period): bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak
• (chief or best individual or part): choice, prize, quality, select
• (algebra: prime element of a mathematical structure): prime number (when an integer)

[ Translations

earliest stage

Danish: begyndelse c. Italian: inizi it(it) m. pl., principio it(it) m. Japanese: 最初 ja(ja) (saisho), 初期 ja(ja) (shoki), 原始 ja(ja) (genshi)

Old English: fruma ang(ang) m. Swedish: början sv(sv) c.

most active, thriving, or successful stage or period

Danish: blomstringstid c. Italian: (professionally) all’apice; (physically) nel fiore degli anni [1]

Japanese: 最盛期 ja(ja) (saisēki) Swedish: blomstringstid c., glansdagar c. pl., glansperiod c.

chief or best individual or part

Swedish: utvald

music: first note or tone of a musical scale

Czech: prima cs(cs) f. Dutch: priem Italian: tonale it(it) f.

Japanese: 主音 ja(ja) (shuon) Swedish: prim sv(sv) c.

fencing: first position of thrust and parry

Swedish: prim sv(sv) c.

algebra: prime element of a mathematical structure

Czech: prvočíslo n. (when an integer) Danish: primtal n. (when an integer) Dutch: priemgetal n. (when an integer) Finnish: alkuluku fi(fi) French: nombre premier fr(fr) m.

Hungarian: prímszám, prím Italian: numero primo [1] Japanese: 素 ja(ja) (so) Portuguese: número primo pt(pt), primo pt(pt) m. Swedish: primtal n. (when an integer)

backgammon: six consecutive blocks

Czech: prima cs(cs) f.

• Greek: πρώτος [ˈpro̞to̞s] m

[ Etymology 2

Origin uncertain; perhaps related to primage.

[ Verb

Infinitive to prime

Third person singular primes

Simple past primed

Past participle primed

Present participle priming

to prime (third-person singular simple present primes, present participle priming, simple past and past participle primed)

1. (transitive) To prepare a mechanism for its main work.

   You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump.

2. (transitive) To apply a coat of primer paint to.

   I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat.

[ Synonyms

• (to apply a coat of primer paint to): ground, undercoat

[ Translations

to prepare a mechanism

Danish: klargøre French: amorcer fr(fr) Italian: (prepare) preparare; (bomb) innescare; (firearm) caricare; (pump) adescare [1]

Japanese: (prepare) 準備をする ja(ja) (junbi wo suru); (bomb) 導火線を付ける ja(ja) (dōkasen wo tsukeru); (firearm) 火薬を詰める ja(ja) (kayaku wo tsumeru); (water pump) 呼び水を差す ja(ja) (yobimizu wo sasu) Swedish: aptera

to apply a coat of primer paint to

Dutch: primen French: apprêter fr(fr) Galician: imprimar German: grundieren

Italian: dare una vernice di fondo su [1] Japanese: 下塗りをする ja(ja) (shitanuri wo suru), 地塗りをする ja(ja) (jinuri wo suru) Swedish: grunda, grundmåla

• Basque: zenbaki
• Belarusian: Просты (prost'i lik)
• Bulgarian: Просто (prosto shislo)
• Chinese: 素 ()
• Estonian: al
• Ido: unesma, prima (4)
• Indonesian: prima
• Korean: 소 (so)
• Latin Primus
• Lithuanian: pirmini, -ai
• Norwegian: prim
• Sicilian: primu m
• Slovak: prvočís n
• Spanish: primo m
• Turkish: asal?

[ Derived terms

• primer

[ Related terms

• primal
• primary
• primate
• Primates
• primy

[ See also

• prime contract
• prime decomposition
• prime factorization
• prime number
• pseudoprime

[ References

• Notes:

1. ↑ 1.0 ^{1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese (in collaborazione con Oxford University Press). Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003.Source: this wikipedia article, under GFDL.
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