primeval
Belonging to the first agesBelonging to the first ages.
» Several primeval vases stand in this room.
In diesem Zimmer stehen etliche urzeitliche Vasen.
Meaning
3 sensesBelonging to the first ages.
a primeval galaxy
urzeitlich
первобы́тныйpervobýtnyj
прада́внійpradávnij
Primary; original.
ursprünglich, Ur-
первозда́нныйpervozdánnyj, первонача́льныйpervonačálʹnyj
пе́рві́снийpérvísnyj
Primitive.
einfach, primitiv
примити́вныйprimitívnyj
приміти́внийprymitývnyj
- having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
Examples
5 sentencesSeveral primeval vases stand in this room.
deIn diesem Zimmer stehen etliche urzeitliche Vasen. — al_ex_an_der
Prehistoric man lived in the primeval forest.
That region is nothing but primeval forest.
You went back to the camp leaving me alone in the primeval forest.
deDu gingst zum Lager zurück und ließt mich im Urwald allein. — Hans_Adler
The Białowieża Forest in Poland and Belarus is one of the last remaining primeval forests in Europe.
deDer Wald von Białowieża in Polen und Weißrussland ist einer der letzten noch verbleibenden europäischen Urwälder. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Latin primaevus (“in the first or earliest period of life”) + -al, from primus (“firsFrom Latin primaevus (“in the first or earliest period of life”) + -al, from primus (“first”) + aevum (“time, age”); see prime and age.
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Forms
more primeval, most primeval| Comparative | more primeval Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most primeval Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state:aboriginalprimalprimaevalprimordial
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form