Join free

primus

English · Français · Deutsch · Română

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

primus¹

  • /ˈpɹaɪməs/

Rhymes with -aɪməs

Where it comes from

From Latin prīmus (“[the] first”); related to prior, the comparative form. Partially cognate to foremost, from Proto-Indo-European [Term?]. Doublet of prime and primo.

noun primuses

  1. One of the bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church, who presides at the meetings of the bishops, and has certain privileges but no metropolitan authority. 1884, Gonzalo Canilla, speech at the Centenary of the consecration of Samuel Seabury my own grandfather, some time Bishop of Edinburgh, among its Primuses

Primus²

  • /ˈpɹaɪməs/

Where it comes from

From Latin Prīmus, from prīmus (“first”).

proper noun

  1. dated A male given name.

Primus³

  • /ˈpɹaɪməs/

Where it comes from

From the trademark.

noun Primuses

  1. A Primus stove. 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.

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"primus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/primus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

primus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/primus

Chicago

"primus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/primus.

BibTeX
@misc{primus_2026,
  title = {primus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/primus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}