primigenius
Λεύσσετε, Θήβης οἱ κοιρανίδαι τὴν βασιλειδᾶν μούνην λοιπήν, οἷα πρὸς οἵων ἀνδρῶν πάσχω → See, you leaders of Thebes, what sorts of things I, its last princess, suffer at the hands of such men
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prīmĭgĕnĭus: a, um, adj. primusgeno, gigno.
I First of all, first of its kind, original, primitive (ante- and post-class.): pecuaria, Varr. R. R. 2, 2: semina, id. ib. 1, 40: seminis fontes, Amm. 14, 6, 17: verba, radical words, primitives, Varr. L. L. 6, § 36 Müll.: primigenius sulcus dicitur, qui in condendā novā urbe tauro et vaccā designationis causā imprimitur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 236 Müll.—
II Subst.
A prīmĭgĕnĭa, ōrum, n., the first principle or nature: rerum, Amm. 26, 10, 16.—
B Prīmĭgĕ-nĭi, ōrum, m., an epithet of the Phrygians, who claimed to be the first men, App. M. 11, p. 259, 7.—
C Prīmĭgĕnĭa, ae, f., an epithet of Fortuna, as the attendant of her favorite from birth, Cic. Leg. 2, 11, 28; Liv. 29, 36, 8; 34, 53, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prīmĭgĕnĭus, a, um (primus, geno), primitif, originaire, premier de son espèce : Varro R. 2, 2 ; primigenii Phryges Apul. M. 11, 5, les Phrygiens qui prétendent être les premiers hommes ; primigenia verba Varro L. 6, 36, les primitifs [t. de gramm.] || Prīmĭgĕnĭa, æ, f., Primigénie [surnom de la Fortune] : Cic. Leg. 2, 28 || primigenia rerum Amm. 26, 10, 16, la nature.
