primordium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīmordium.

Noun

primordium (plural primordia)

(anatomy) An aggregation of cells that is the first stage in the development of an organ.

Synonyms

anlage
proton (obsolete)

Translations

first stage of development of an organ

Finnish: alkio (fi)
Galician: primordio (gl) m
Polish: zawiązek m
Portuguese: primórdio (pt) m

Latin

Etymology

From prīmus + root of ōrdior + -ium.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /priːˈmoːr.di.um/, [priːˈmoːrd̪iʊ̃ˑ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /priˈmor.di.um/, [priˈmɔrd̪ium]

Noun

prīmōrdium n (genitive prīmōrdiī or prīmōrdī); second declension

beginning, origin
Synonyms: initium, prīncipium, exōrdium, orīgō, limen, rudīmentum

Antonym: fīnis
commencement

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	prīmōrdium	prīmōrdia
Genitive	prīmōrdiī prīmōrdī¹	prīmōrdiōrum
Dative	prīmōrdiō	prīmōrdiīs
Accusative	prīmōrdium	prīmōrdia
Ablative	prīmōrdiō	prīmōrdiīs
Vocative	prīmōrdium	prīmōrdia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

prīmōrdiālis

Descendants

Catalan: primordi
Galician: primordio
Italian: primordio
Portuguese: primórdio
Spanish: primordio

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