Ancient Greek dictionary · adjective

πρῶτος

first

Transliteration: protos

Dictionary forms: πρῶτος, πρώτη, πρῶτον

Inflection: first/second declension

Meaning and definitions

1. first
2. earliest
3. foremost, most prominent
4. prime

Connected roots

• proto-

  first

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• prototype

  An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.

• protagonist

  the leading character in a drama or story

• proton

  A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.

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