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Is prim a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word prim is a Scrabble US word. The word prim is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is prim a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word prim is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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4-letter words (1 found)

PRIM,

3-letter words (5 found)

IMP,MIR,PIR,RIM,RIP,

2-letter words (2 found)

MI,PI,

You can make 8 words from prim according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of prim

prim rpim pirm iprm ripm irpm prmi rpmi pmri mpri rmpi mrpi pimr ipmr pmir mpir impr mipr rimp irmp rmip mrip imrp mirp

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Definitions and meaning of prim

prim

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹɪm/, [pʰɹ̠̊ɪm]
  • Rhymes: -ɪm

Etymology 1

From Provençal prim (delicate, excellent), from Old French prim, prin, from Latin primus (first). Doublet of prime.

Adjective

prim (comparative primmer, superlative primmest)

  1. prudish, straight-laced
  2. formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice
Derived terms
  • prim and proper
  • prissy
Translations

Verb

prim (third-person singular simple present prims, present participle primming, simple past and past participle primmed)

  1. (dated) To make affectedly precise or proper.
  2. (dated) To dress or act smartly.

Etymology 2

Unkown; see privet.

Noun

prim

  1. (botany) privet

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin prīmus, from earlier prīsmos from *prīsemos from Proto-Italic *priisemos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈpɾim]
  • Rhymes: -im

Adjective

prim (feminine prima, masculine plural prims, feminine plural primes)

  1. thin, skinny

Derived terms

  • aprimar
  • primesa
  • primor

Related terms

  • primer

References

Further reading

  • “prim” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “prim” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “prim” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Ladin

Alternative forms

  • prum

Etymology

From Latin prīmus.

Adjective

prim m (feminine singular prima, masculine plural primi, feminine plural primes)

  1. first

Old English

Etymology

From Latin prīma (first; first hour).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /priːm/

Noun

prīm ?

  1. (historical) Prime, the first hour or tide (3-hour period) after dawn
  2. (Christianity) Prime, the divine office appointed for the hour in the liturgy

Synonyms

  • (hour; tide): āntīd
  • (service): prīmsang

Derived terms

  • prīmsang

References

  • Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “prīm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin prīmus, from earlier prīsmos < *prīsemos < Proto-Italic *priisemos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prim/

Adjective

prim m or n (feminine singular primă, masculine plural primi, feminine and neuter plural prime)

  1. prime, first
    Synonym: întâi
    Antonym: ultim

Declension

Related terms

  • primar
  • primăvară
  • împrimă

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پریم (prim), from French prime.

Noun

prim (definite accusative primi, plural primler)

  1. prize
  2. premium

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “prim”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Volapük

Noun

prim (nominative plural prims)

  1. beginning

Declension


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