primeval

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• prī-mē′vəl
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• Received-Pronunciation: /pɹaɪ̯ˈmiː.vəl/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /pɹʌɪ̯-/
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• Canada, General-American, Scotland: /pɹaɪ̯ˈmi.vəl/
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• Scotland: /pɹʌi̯-/
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• Scotland: /pɹəi̯-/
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• Scotland: /-vʌl/
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• Australian, New-Zealand: /pɹɑe̯ˈmiː.vəl/
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• rhymes with -iːvəl
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• CMU ARPABET: P R AY0 M IY1 V AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Latin primaevus (“in the first or earliest period of life”) + -al, from primus (“first”) + aevum (“time, age”); see prime and age.

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: праисторически (praistoričeski) — belonging to the first ages
• Catalan: primigeni — belonging to the first ages
• Chinese Mandarin: 原始的 (yuánshǐ de) — belonging to the first ages
• Czech: pravěký — belonging to the first ages
• Egyptian: pA-A-w-t:y-X6 (pꜣwtj) — belonging to the first ages
• Finnish: alku- — belonging to the first ages
• Finnish: iki- — belonging to the first ages
• French: primitif — belonging to the first ages
• Galician: primixéneo — belonging to the first ages
• Georgian: პირველყოფილი (ṗirvelq̇opili) — belonging to the first ages
• German: urzeitlich — belonging to the first ages
• Greek: αρχέγονος (archégonos) — belonging to the first ages
• Ancient Greek: ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos) — belonging to the first ages
• Hebrew: ימי קדם (Y'mei Qedem) — belonging to the first ages
• Irish: príomhaoiseach — belonging to the first ages
• Irish: cianaosta — belonging to the first ages
• Italian: primordiàle — belonging to the first ages
• Japanese: 原生 (gensei) — belonging to the first ages
• Japanese: 原始 (genshi) — belonging to the first ages
• Macedonian: исконски (iskonski) — belonging to the first ages
• Manx: bun-eashagh — belonging to the first ages
• Polish: pradawny — belonging to the first ages
• Polish: pradziejowy — belonging to the first ages
• Polish: prastary — belonging to the first ages
• Polish: przedwieczny — belonging to the first ages
• Portuguese: primevo — belonging to the first ages
• Russian: первобы́тный (pervobýtnyj) — belonging to the first ages
• Scottish Gaelic: àrsaidh — belonging to the first ages
• Scottish Gaelic: seantaidh — belonging to the first ages
• Spanish: primigenio — belonging to the first ages
• Spanish: primevo — belonging to the first ages
• Swedish: urtids- — belonging to the first ages
• Swedish: urtida — belonging to the first ages
• Tagalog: ka-noon-noonan — belonging to the first ages
• Tagalog: noong-unang-panahon — belonging to the first ages
• Ukrainian: прада́вній (pradávnij) — belonging to the first ages
• Bulgarian: първичен (pǎrvičen) — primary; original
• Finnish: alkuperäinen — primary; original
• French: originel — primary; original
• German: ursprünglich — primary; original
• German: Ur- — primary; original
• Macedonian: исконски (iskonski) — primary; original
• Occitan: original — primary; original
• Polish: pierwotny — primary; original
• Russian: первозда́нный (pervozdánnyj) — primary; original
• Russian: первонача́льный (pervonačálʹnyj) — primary; original
• Spanish: primario — primary; original
• Spanish: originario — primary; original
• Ukrainian: пе́рві́сний (pérvísnyj) — primary; original
• Bulgarian: първобитен (pǎrvobiten) — primitive
• Finnish: alkeellinen — primitive
• French: primitif — primitive
• German: einfach — primitive
• German: primitiv — primitive
• Macedonian: првобитен (prvobiten) — primitive
• Occitan: primitiu — primitive
• Polish: prymitywny — primitive
• Russian: примити́вный (primitívnyj) — primitive
• Spanish: primitivo — primitive
• Spanish: primevo — primitive
• Ukrainian: приміти́вний (prymitývnyj) — primitive