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primordial
English
Etymology
From the Latin pr?m?rdi?lis (“of the beginning”). Confer primordium and -al.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p?a??m??.di.?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /p?a??m??.di.?l/
Adjective
primordial (not comparable)
- first, earliest or original
- the primordial facts of our intelligent nature
- (biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium
- a primordial leaf; a primordial cell
- primeval
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
primordial (plural primordials)
- A first principle or element.
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pr?m?rdi?lis (“of the beginning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?i.m??.djal/
Adjective
primordial (feminine singular primordiale, masculine plural primordiaux, feminine plural primordiales)
- primordial, primitive, original
- vital, essential, paramount, of paramount importance
Further reading
- “primordial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
primordial (not comparable)
- primordial
Declension
Further reading
- “primordial” in Duden online
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin pr?m?rdi?lis (“of the beginning”).
Adjective
primordial m or f (plural primordiais, comparable)
- primordial (first, earliest or original)
- Synonym: primeiro
- primary, main, paramount
- 1982, Bernardo Soares, Livro do Desassossego, Vol.II
- Em mim o que há de primordial é o hábito e o jeito de sonhar.
- Synonyms: capital, essencial, importante
- 1982, Bernardo Soares, Livro do Desassossego, Vol.II
Derived terms
- primordialmente
Related terms
- primórdio
Further reading
- “primordial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French primordial
Adjective
primordial m or n (feminine singular primordial?, masculine plural primordiali, feminine and neuter plural primordiale)
- primeval
Declension
Related terms
- primordialitate
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin pr?m?rdi?lis (“of the beginning”). Cognate with English primordial.
Adjective
primordial (plural primordiales)
- primordial
- primary, paramount
Related terms
- primordio
Further reading
- “primordial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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seminal
English
Etymology
From Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin s?min?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?m?n?l/
- Rhymes: -?m?n?l
Adjective
seminal (comparative more seminal, superlative most seminal)
- Of or relating to seed or semen.
- Creative or having the power to originate.
- Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
- Synonyms: influential, pioneering
- 1827, Julius Hare and Augustus William Hare, Guesses at Truth
- The idea of God is, beyond all question or comparison, the one great seminal principle.
Synonyms
- (relating to seed): germinal
- (creative): innovative, primary
- (highly influential): influential, innovative, formative
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
seminal (plural seminals)
- (obsolete) A seed.
Anagrams
- Elamins, Malines, Melians, isleman, menials, salmine
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin s?min?lis.
Adjective
seminal (masculine and feminine plural seminals)
- seminal
Derived terms
- vesícula seminal
Further reading
- “seminal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “seminal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “seminal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “seminal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin s?min?lis.
Adjective
seminal m or f (plural seminais, comparable)
- (botany) seminal (relating to seeds)
- (anatomy) seminal (relating to semen)
- seminal; creative; inventive
- Synonyms: criativo, inventivo, fértil
- seminal (highly influential)
Related terms
- sêmen
- semente
Further reading
- “seminal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French séminal, from Latin seminalis.
Adjective
seminal m or n (feminine singular seminal?, masculine plural seminali, feminine and neuter plural seminale)
- seminal
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin s?min?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /semi?nal/, [se.mi?nal]
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
seminal (plural seminales)
- (botany) seminal (relating to seeds)
- (anatomy) seminal (relating to semen)
- seminal; creative; inventive
- seminal (highly influential)
Derived terms
Related terms
- semen
- semilla
Further reading
- “seminal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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