| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|
| Afrikaans | hoofsaaklik |
|---|---|
| Albanian | kryesor |
| Catalan | cabdal; principal |
| Dutch | hoofd‐; voornaamste |
| English | chief; main; principal; prime; premier |
| Esperanto | ĉefa |
| Faeroese | týðandi; høvuðs‐; aðal‐ |
| French | dominant; principal |
| German | Haupt‐; hauptsächlich; leitend; Chef‐; Ober‐ |
| Jamaican Patois | mien |
| Low German | höyvd‐ |
| Papiamento | prinsipal |
| Polish | główny |
| Portuguese | básico; capital; principal |
| Saterland Frisian | Haud‐; Hööft‐; haudseekelk; hööftseekelk |
| Spanish | primordial; principal |
| Tagalog | punò |
| Turkish | ana; başlıca |
| West Frisian | haad‐ |