Primus

primus prímus English Pronunciation en /ˈpɹaɪməs/ Etymology 1 From en la Prīmus, from la prīmus first. Proper noun en dated en male. Usage notes African-American slaves frequently had given names taken from classical Latin. Etymology 2 From the trademark. Noun A Primus stove. en 1989 H. T. Willetts w:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn August 1914 53 w:Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-51999-4 Varya walked past slowly, idly peeping into each of them. There was a vendor of Turkish delight and halvah. A haberdasher's stall. A cobbler. A whitesmith. A repairer of Primuses and oil stoves. Anagrams en imprsu purism German Etymology de :bor la:prīmus de la prīmus. Pronunciation de /ˈpʁiːmʊs/ de De-Primus.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,,Primi:Primusse[colloquial] de dated top pupil of a class de Klassenbester Klassenerster 598 Ihre Cousins, die beiden Söhne des Staatsanwaltes Doktor Moritz Hagenström andererseits, von zarterer Konstitution und sanfteren Sitten, zeichneten sich auf geistigem Gebiete aus und waren Musterschüler, ehrgeizig, devot, still und bienenfleißig, bebend aufmerksam und beinahe verzehrt von der Begier, stets Primus zu sein und das Zeugnis Numero Eins zu erhalten. Declension m,,Primi:Primusse Further reading Latin Etymology From la prīmus. Pronunciation prīmus Proper noun la proper noun Prīmus a Roman praenomenen 1916 Lindley Richard Dean A Study of the Cognomina of Soldiers in the Roman Legions 42,49,79 [page 42:] Primus. The first use of Primus in the Roman name seems to have been as a praenomen, vid. CIL XIII 6885. By the middle of the first century, however, it is found in the army as a cognomen. [...] [page 49:] Secundus. Like Primus, Secundus seems to have been used first as a praenomen [...] [page 72:] The use of Primus, Secundus, Tertius, Quintus, Sextus, and Decimus as praenomina is noted in a later section. [...] [page 79:] The numeral adjectives Primus, Secundus, Tertius, and Sextus were employed as praenomina at one time. The use of Sextus as a praenomen is probably more common than as a cognomen. a Roman cognomen Usage notes Could be abbreviated PR or PRI. See also References Further reading en 1896 James Chidester Egbert Introduction to the Study of Latin Inscriptions London; Longmans, Green & Company 88 Although the common praenomina were employed in naming the first four sons, nevertheless the following were used, finally with loss of original meaning : Primus PR or PRI / Secundus. / Tertius (abbreviated in one instance), TERT / Quartus, QVAR or QVART / Quintus. / Sextus. Irregularities. a) Cognomina as Praenomina. In certain countries, notably Gallia Cisalpina, cognomina were at times used as praenomina. So, Maximus C. I. L. V. 5902, Rufus C. I. L. V. 7064, Firmus C. I. L. V. 7339. In the Augustan period this transfer in use, so that cognimina served as praenomina, is found in the names of members of the imperial family, and those of the nobility. la cognomina praenomina Old Czech Pronunciation Proper noun m-pr zlw-ocs male Declension m.pr Further reading