primer

Etymology 1
From, , from and  possibly via  , from  +  and. Its use for schoolbooks derived from the late medieval and early modern use of such prayer books to teach reading.

Noun

 * 1)  A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.
 * 2)  Any of various similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.
 * 3) A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
 * 4) An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
 * 5)  An elementary school class; an elementary school student.
 * 1) An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
 * 2)  An elementary school class; an elementary school student.
 * 1)  An elementary school class; an elementary school student.
 * 1)  An elementary school class; an elementary school student.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: əlifba kitabı,
 * Belarusian: леманта́р, буква́р, а́збука, абэцэда́р
 * Bulgarian: буква́р
 * Catalan:, ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 識字課本
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:, , eerste leesboek,
 * Estonian: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Georgian:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew: אַלְפוֹן, סֵפֶר אָלֶפְבֵּית
 * Hindi: वर्ण-माला की पुस्तक,, पहले पुस्तक, भजन की पुस्तक
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: stafrófskver
 * Indonesian: buku alfabet
 * Irish: bunleabhar, miontosach, priméar, uraiceacht
 * Italian: ,
 * Kazakh: әліппе
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: pradžiamokslis
 * Macedonian: буквар
 * Malay: buku abjad
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ABC-bok,, ABC
 * Ottoman Turkish: صوپره
 * Persian:
 * Iranian Persian: کِتابِ اَلِفْبا,
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romagnol: abezedêri
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: бу̀ква̄р, по̀четница
 * Roman: ,
 * Silesian: ślabikorz
 * Slovak: šlabikár
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: cartilla, ,
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Tajik:, китоби алифбо
 * Tatar:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Turkmen: harplyk
 * Udi: тӏетӏир
 * Ukrainian:, , ,
 * Urdu:
 * Uyghur: ئېلىپبە
 * Uzbek:
 * Vietnamese: sách vỡ lòng, sách học vấn
 * Volapük:


 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: كِتَاب تَمْهِيدِيّ
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: буква́р, а́збука, леманта́р
 * Bulgarian: буква́р, а́збучник
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 識字課本, 入門書
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: aboco
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * German:, , Abecedar
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: bevezető tankönyv
 * Irish: bunleabhar
 * Italian: ;  ,
 * Japanese: 入門書, 初等読本
 * Korean: 입문서(入門書)
 * Latin:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: буквар
 * Manx: bun-lioar
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Ottoman Turkish: صوپره
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: бу̀ква̄р
 * Roman:
 * Skolt Sami: aabbâs
 * Slovak: šlabikár
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:, cartilla
 * Ukrainian:, ,
 * Uzbek:
 * Vietnamese: sách vỡ lòng, sách học vấn

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1) Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.
 * 2)  A person who primes explosives.
 * 3) A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.
 * 4) A layer of such a substance.
 * 5) A layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation; undermakeup.
 * 6)  A person who primes wood, metal, etc.
 * 7)  A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme,  a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.
 * 8)  A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.
 * 9) A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline,  in airplanes.
 * 10) A person who prunes trees.
 * 1)  A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme,  a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.
 * 2)  A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.
 * 3) A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline,  in airplanes.
 * 4) A person who prunes trees.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: разпалка
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 点火剤,
 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: tændsats, fænghætte, knaldhætte
 * Faroese: smellhetta, bresthetta
 * Finnish: ;
 * French:
 * German: Zündkapsel
 * Greek:, καψύλλιο
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: hvellhetta
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian: каписла
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: fenghette
 * Nynorsk: fenghette
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish:, tändhatt


 * Finnish:


 * Bulgarian: грунд
 * Finnish: pohjamaali
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, alapozó festék
 * Maori: peita papatake
 * Russian:
 * Turkish:


 * Afrikaans: basislaag


 * Afrikaans: onderlaag
 * Bulgarian: грунд
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: pohjamaali, pohjustusmaali
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Hungarian:, , alapozó réteg
 * Italian: vernice di fondo,
 * Japanese: 砥の粉, 砥粉, 目止め, 目止;  地塗り, 地塗,, 下塗
 * Manx: bun-vrat
 * Maori: peita papatake
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:


 * Finnish: pohjustaja


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: プライマー
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:, ,


 * Finnish: alustava feromoni


 * Finnish:
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish:


 * Dutch:
 * Korean:

Etymology 3
From, from.

Adjective

 * 1)  First in time, initial, early.
 * 2)  First in importance, premier.
 * 3)  First in position, foremost.
 * 1)  First in position, foremost.

Etymology
, from.

Adjective

 * 1)  first
 * 2)  prime

Adverb

 * 1) first; before anything else

Verb

 * 1) to dominate, to be dominant over
 * 2) to win (a prize)
 * 3) to prevail, take precedent

Etymology
From, from , from.

Adjective

 * 1) primary

Etymology
From, from , from.

Adjective

 * 1) first or earliest in a group or series.
 * 2) main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.
 * 1) main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.

Noun

 * 1)   (hymn book)
 * 1)   (hymn book)

Noun

 * 1) example, instance
 * 2) model, paragon
 * 3) precedence

Noun

 * 1) example (something representative of a group)

Adjective

 * 1)   first
 * 2)   first
 * 1)   first

Usage notes

 * The form is only used before and within the noun phrase of a modified masculine singular noun. In other positions, the standard form  is used instead.