What does prīmaevus mean in Latin?

prīmaevus, a adjective, means “primeval”.

How do you pronounce prīmaevus?

In classical Latin, [priːˈmae̯.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [priˈmɛː.vus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

prīmaevus (feminine prīmaeva, neuter prīmaevum)

Classical[priːˈmae̯.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[priˈmɛː.vus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	prīmaevus	prīmaeva	prīmaevum
genitive	prīmaevī	prīmaevae	prīmaevī
dative	prīmaevō	prīmaevae	prīmaevō
accusative	prīmaevum	prīmaevam	prīmaevum
ablative	prīmaevō	prīmaevā	prīmaevō
vocative	prīmaeve	prīmaeva	prīmaevum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	prīmaevī	prīmaevae	prīmaeva
genitive	prīmaevōrum	prīmaevārum	prīmaevōrum
dative	prīmaevīs	prīmaevīs	prīmaevīs
accusative	prīmaevōs	prīmaevās	prīmaeva
ablative	prīmaevīs	prīmaevīs	prīmaevīs
vocative	prīmaevī	prīmaevae	prīmaeva

prīmaevus, a, um, adj. [primus-aevum,

I. in the first period of life, young, youthful (poet. and late Lat.): primaevus Helenor, Verg. A. 9, 545: natus, Cat. 64, 401: Helix, Val. Fl. 6, 570: vix primaevus eras, cum, etc., Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 51: corpus, Verg. A. 10, 345; Luc. 6, 562: corpora, Val. Fl. 2, 653: flos, Verg. A. 7, 162: recepisti primaevus originis tuae florem, Amm. 15, 8, 11: adulescens, id. 16, 1, 5.

Derived from prīmus (“first”) + aevum (“age”).

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