primariamente

Italian

Etymology

From primario +‎ -mente.

Adverb

primariamente

1. mainly, chiefly, primarily

Portuguese

Etymology

From primária +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾiˌma.ɾjaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾiˌma.ɾjɐˈmẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pri‧ma‧ri‧a‧men‧te

Adverb

primariamente (not comparable)

1. most importantly; primarily; mainly; chiefly; first and foremost

   Synonym: antes de mais nada

Further reading

• “primariamente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “primariamente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der.

Proto-Italic *pri

Proto-Indo-European *-yōs

Proto-Indo-European *-(t)m̥mos

Proto-Indo-European *-is(t)m̥mós

Proto-Italic *-isəmos

Proto-Italic *prīsmos

Latin prīmus

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -ārius

Latin prīmāriuslbor.

Spanish primario

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *méntis

Proto-Italic *mentis

Latin mente

Old Spanish -mente / -miente / -mientre

Spanish -mente

Spanish primariamente

From primario + -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾiˌmaɾjaˈmente/ [pɾiˌma.ɾjaˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: pri‧ma‧ria‧men‧te

Adverb

primariamente

1. primarily, chiefly, mainly

Further reading

• “primariamente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025