prima
German, adjective
prima is spelled P-R-I-M-A (5 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written German, the 4,781st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prima is a German adjective meaning “great, super” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Prima is a different word: “first class of Gymnasium”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “erstklassig”.
What does prima mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialgreat, super
noun
- 1
feminineobsoleteCollectively, the final and penultimate classes of Gymnasium.
- 2
Austriadatedfemininefirst class of Gymnasium
noun
- 1
masculinefirst of exchange
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. erstklassig 2. Beifall, hervorragend
noun: 1. 8. oder 9. Klasse eines Gymnasiums, das heißt insgesamt 12. und 13. Schuljahr; 1. Klasse eines Gymnasiums, das heißt insgesamt 5. Schuljahr
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of prima
- primaer masculine nominative singular
- Primen plural
- Primas genitive
- pa. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to prima
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prima in German?
prima appears 16 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).