primevous

English

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin prīmaevus +‎ -ous, from prīmus (“first”) +‎ aevum (“age”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹaɪˈmiːvəs/[2]

Adjective

primevous (comparative more primevous, superlative most primevous)

  1. (obsolete) Primeval, primordial.

References

  1. ^ “primevous, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ Walker, John (1791), “Primevous”, in A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] , London: G. G. J. and J. Robinſon […] and T. Cadell, →OCLC, page 407.
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