principiar

Portuguese

Etymology

From princípio + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾĩ.si.piˈa(ʁ)/ [pɾĩ.si.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾĩ.siˈpja(ʁ)/ [pɾĩ.siˈpja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾĩ.si.piˈa(ɾ)/ [pɾĩ.si.pɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾĩ.siˈpja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾĩ.si.piˈa(ʁ)/ [pɾĩ.si.pɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾĩ.siˈpja(ʁ)/ [pɾĩ.siˈpja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾĩ.si.piˈa(ɻ)/ [pɾĩ.si.pɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾĩ.siˈpja(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾĩ.siˈpjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾĩ.siˈpja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: prin‧ci‧pi‧ar

Verb

principiar (first-person singular present principio, first-person singular preterite principiei, past participle principiado)

  1. (transitive) to initiate (to cause something to start)
    Synonyms: iniciar, começou
  2. (intransitive) to begin; to start; to commence
    Synonyms: iniciar, começou

Conjugation

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin principiare, from princeps.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾinθiˈpjaɾ/ [pɾĩn̟.θiˈpjaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /pɾinsiˈpjaɾ/ [pɾĩn.siˈpjaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: prin‧ci‧piar

Verb

principiar (first-person singular present principio, first-person singular preterite principié, past participle principiado)

  1. (transitive) to begin

Conjugation

Further reading

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