começo

See also: comêço

Galician

Verb

começo

(reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of comedir
(reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of começar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from começar.

Alternative forms

comêço, commeço (obsolete)
commêço (obsolete, rare)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈme.su/, /kuˈme.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈme.so/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈme.su/

(Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈme.su/
- (without vowel harmony) IPA^(key): /kɔˈme.su/
(Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈme.sʷ/
Hyphenation: co‧me‧ço

Noun

começo m (plural começos)

beginning; commencement (the process of beginning, starting)
O rei celebrou o começo de seu reino. ― The king celebrated the beginning of his reign.
beginning; start (the initial stages of something)
Synonyms: início, princípio

Meu personagem favorito morreu logo no começo do livro. ― My favourite character died right at the start of the book.

Derived terms

comecinho (diminutive), começozinho (diminutive)
dar começo a

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈmɛ.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈmɛ.so/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈmɛ.su/

Hyphenation: co‧me‧ço

Verb

começo

first-person singular present indicative of começar
(Portugal) first-person singular present indicative of comedir

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