primitiv
German, adjective/pʁi.miˈtiv/
primitiv is spelled P-R-I-M-I-T-I-V (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 26,796th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Primitiv is a German adjective meaning “primitive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ursprünglich; auf einem frühen, überholten Entwicklungsstadium basierend”.
What does primitiv mean in English?
adjective
- 1
primitive
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ursprünglich; auf einem frühen, überholten Entwicklungsstadium basierend 2. niveaulos 3. nicht ausgereift
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 primitiv
- primitiver masculine nominative singular
- am primitivsten superlative
- primitive feminine nominative singular
- primitives neuter nominative singular
- primitiven genitive masculine singular
- primitivem dative masculine singular
- der primitive definite includes-article masculine
- die primitive definite feminine includes-article
- das primitive definite includes-article neuter
- die primitiven definite includes-article nominative
- des primitiven definite genitive includes-article
- der primitiven definite feminine genitive
- dem primitiven dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce primitiv?
- /pʁi.miˈtiv/
- [pʁi.miˈtiːf]
- [pʁimiˈtiːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to primitiv
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is primitiv in German?
primitiv appears 1.7 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).