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foremost
English
Etymology
From Old English formest, fyrmest (“earliest, first, most prominent”), from Proto-Germanic *frumistaz, from the locative stem *fur-, *fr- + the superlative suffix *-umistaz, stem ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pr-. The suffix *-umistaz was a compound suffix, created from the rarer comparative suffix *-umô (as in Old English fruma) + the regular superlative suffix *-istaz (English -est); *-umô in turn is from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-.
Cognate with Old Frisian formest, Gothic ???????????????????????????????? (frumists). See for, first and Old English fruma for more. Partially cognate to primus, from Proto-Indo-European *pr- + Latin superlative suffix -imus, from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-.
A comparative former was back-formed analogically, leaving the m from *-umô in place. Later the Old English suffix complex -(u)m-est was conflated with the word most through folk etymology, so that the word is now interpreted as fore +? -most.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??.m??st/
- Rhymes: -??st
Adjective
foremost (not comparable)
- first, either in time or in space
- Most forward; front
- of a higher rank or position; paramount
- (nautical) closest to the bow
Translations
Adverb
foremost (not comparable)
- in front
- prominently forward
- especially; particularly
- 2001, Chantel Laran Sawyer Lumpkin, The Influences of Assets on the Academic Achievement of African American College Students, p. 155:
- As dependent minors the foremost proximal system was family, followed by school and community.
- 2013, Robert Woods, Evangelical Christians and Popular Culture: Pop Goes the Gospel, p. XXIX:
- Lewis is the twentieth century's foremost popular writer and the most influential public intellectual for evangelicals.
- 2019, Louise Taylor, Alex Morgan heads USA past England into Women’s World Cup final (in The Guardian, 2 July 2019)[1]
- England head to Nice for Saturday’s third-place playoff after yet more semi-final disappointment but with heads held high having played their part in a wonderful game featuring some particularly harsh luck. Foremost among it was the marginal offside which saw an Ellen White goal disallowed and, later, a penalty miss by Steph Houghton.
- 2001, Chantel Laran Sawyer Lumpkin, The Influences of Assets on the Academic Achievement of African American College Students, p. 155:
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prominent
English
Etymology
From obsolete French prominent (compare proéminent), from Latin pr?min?ns, present active participle of pr?mine? (“jut out, to project”), from pr? (“before, forward”) + mine? (in compounds, “jut, project”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??m?n?nt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??m?n?nt/
- Hyphenation: prom?i?nent
Adjective
prominent (comparative more prominent, superlative most prominent)
- standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant
- Synonyms: extuberant, outstanding
- likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous
- Synonyms: attention-grabbing, eye-catching, flashy
- eminent; distinguished above others
- Synonyms: eminent, forestanding, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
Derived terms
- improminent
- prominently
Related terms
- prominence
Translations
See also
- imminent
- eminent
Further reading
- prominent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- prominent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- prominent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pr?min?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /p?o.mi?nent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /p?u.mi?nen/
Adjective
prominent (masculine and feminine plural prominents)
- prominent
Related terms
- prominència
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
prominent (comparative prominenter, superlative prominentst)
- prominent
Inflection
German
Etymology
From Latin pr?min?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [p?omi?n?nt]
- Hyphenation: pro?mi?nent
Adjective
prominent (comparative prominenter, superlative am prominentesten)
- prominent
Declension
Further reading
- “prominent” in Duden online
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?pro?.mi.nent/, [?p?o?m?n?n?t?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?pro.mi.nent/, [?p???min?n?t?]
Verb
pr?minent
- third-person plural present active indicative of pr?mine?
Polish
Noun
prominent m pers
- eminent person; distinguished above others; VIP
Declension
Derived terms
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