början

See also: borján

Swedish

Etymology

börja +‎ -an

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [²bœ̞rːjan]
(nonstandard, nonetheless common[1]) IPA^(key): [²bɵrːjan]
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Noun

början c

beginning, start
Tja, det är alltid en början.
Well, it's a start, at least.

References

Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎, number 3

Further reading

början in Svensk ordbok.
början in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

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