English Explanatory Dictionary

primeval

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Belonging to the first ages.
  2. Primary; original.
  3. Primitive.

Pronunciation

prī-mē′vəl /pɹaɪ̯ˈmiː.vəl/ /pɹʌɪ̯-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-primeval.wav /pɹaɪ̯ˈmi.vəl/ /pɹʌi̯-/ /pɹəi̯-/ /-vʌl/ /pɹɑe̯ˈmiː.vəl/ /pɾaɪ̯ˈmiː.val/ /pɾaj-/

Word forms

primeval more primeval most primeval primaeval primæval

Etymology

From Latin primaevus (“in the first or earliest period of life”) + -al, from primus (“first”) + aevum (“time, age”); see prime and age.

Derived words

primeval forest forest primeval primevality primevally primevalness primeval soup
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