primeiro-ministro

/pɾiˌmejɾumiˈnistɾu/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os primeiros-ministros

Meaning

  1. prime minister

    Built from primeiro (first) + ministro (minister).

    • O primeiro-ministro falou.

      The prime minister spoke.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • primeiro first
  • ministro minister

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Premierminister

Premierminister is the German word for the same thing — both mean "prime minister."

French

premier ministre

premier ministre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "prime minister."

Practice

1 What does primeiro-ministro mean?

2 Fill the gap: O primeiro-___ falou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches primeiro-ministro?

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