adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
prīmōgenitus
prīmōgenitus (feminine prīmōgenita, neuter prīmōgenitum)
Classical[priː.moːˈɡɛ.nɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pri.moˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivepost Augustanfirst-born
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | prīmōgenitus | prīmōgenita | prīmōgenitum |
| genitive | prīmōgenitī | prīmōgenitae | prīmōgenitī |
| dative | prīmōgenitō | prīmōgenitae | prīmōgenitō |
| accusative | prīmōgenitum | prīmōgenitam | prīmōgenitum |
| ablative | prīmōgenitō | prīmōgenitā | prīmōgenitō |
| vocative | prīmōgenite | prīmōgenita | prīmōgenitum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | prīmōgenitī | prīmōgenitae | prīmōgenita |
| genitive | prīmōgenitōrum | prīmōgenitārum | prīmōgenitōrum |
| dative | prīmōgenitīs | prīmōgenitīs | prīmōgenitīs |
| accusative | prīmōgenitōs | prīmōgenitās | prīmōgenita |
| ablative | prīmōgenitīs | prīmōgenitīs | prīmōgenitīs |
| vocative | prīmōgenitī | prīmōgenitae | prīmōgenita |
prīmōgĕnĭtus, a, um, adj. primusgenitus,
I. first-born (post-Aug. for maximus natu, etc.), Plin. 11, 40, 95, § 234 (al. primis genitis):
vitulus, Pall. 1, 39: primogenita omnia deo offerenda, Sulp. Sev. Chron. 1, 18, 8: filius, Lact. 4, 11, 7; 3, 6, 2.—As subst.: prīmōgĕnĭta, ōrum, n., the right of the first-born, birthright, Vulg. Gen. 25, 33; Aug. Conf. 7, 9.Origins
Compound of prīmus (“first”) + genitus (“begotten”), calqued after the Ancient Greek πρωτότοκος (prōtótokos, “first-born”).
Descendants
- Catalanprimogènit
- Englishprimogenit
- Englishprimogenitary
- Italianprimogenito
- Portugueseprimogênito
- Spanishprimogénito
- Galicianprimoxénito
- Middle Frenchprimogenit