principio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin principium.

Noun

principio m (plural principi or principii or principî)

1. principle
2. beginning, start, inception

Verb

principio

1. first-person singular present indicative of principiare

Noun

prīncipiō

1. dative singular of prīncipium
2. ablative singular of prīncipium

References

• principio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• principio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Verb

principio

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of principiar

Noun

principio m (plural principios)

1. Obsolete spelling of princípio

Etymology 1

From Latin principium.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /pɾinˈθipjo/, [pɾĩn̟ˈθipjo]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /pɾinˈsipjo/, [pɾĩnˈsipjo]

Noun

principio m (plural principios)

1. beginning, start

   al principio

   at the beginning, at first

2. cause, origin
3. principle

Verb

principio

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of principiar.