LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

prīmās1

prīmās m (genitive prīmātis)
Classical[priːˈmaːs]Ecclesiastical[priˈmas]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinchief bishop, metropolitan, president of a synod; primate

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprīmāsprīmātēs
genitiveprīmātisprīmātium
dativeprīmātīprīmātibus
accusativeprīmātemprīmātēs
ablativeprīmāteprīmātibus
vocativeprīmāsprīmātēs

prīmas, ātis, comm. primus,
I. one of the first or principal, chief, excellent, noble (postclass.): apud primatem feminam, App. M. 2, p. 123, 1: primatis civitatis filius, id. ib. 2, p. 124, 35 (Oud. principum): notitia primatium urbium, Cod. Th. 7, 18, 13: periculo primatum officii, ib. 1, 12, 3; Vulg. 2 Macc. 4, 21.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Latinprīmās

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Italic *pri Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-(t)m̥mos Proto-Indo-European *-is(t)m̥mós Proto-Italic *-isəmos Proto-Italic *prīzmos Latin prīmus Latin -̄ās Latin prīmās From prīmus + -̄ās.

In English words that came into English from prīmās

  • primateprīmās
  • primacyprimatia
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)
prīmās2
prīmās (genitive prīmātis)
Classical[priːˈmaːs]Ecclesiastical[priˈmas]

Meaning

  1. one terminationone of the first or principal, chief, excellent, noble; alternative form of prīmus (“first”)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprīmāsprīmās—
genitiveprīmātisprīmātis—
dativeprīmātīprīmātī—
accusativeprīmātemprīmātem—
ablativeprīmātī
prīmāte		prīmātī
prīmāte		—
vocativeprīmāsprīmās—

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Latinprīmās

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Italic *pri Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-(t)m̥mos Proto-Indo-European *-is(t)m̥mós Proto-Italic *-isəmos Proto-Italic *prīzmos Latin prīmus Latin -̄ās Latin prīmās From prīmus + -̄ās.

Descendants
  • Frenchprimate
  • Englishprimatefrom French primate
  • GermanPrimatfrom French primate
  • Russianприма́тfrom French primate

In English words that came into English from prīmās

  • primateprīmās

Quick answers

What does prīmās mean in Latin?
prīmās, a noun, means “chief bishop, metropolitan, president of a synod; primate”.
What is the genitive of prīmās?
The genitive singular is prīmātis. prīmās is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prīmās?
In classical Latin, [priːˈmaːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [priˈmas].
Where does prīmās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Latin prīmās.