inicialmente

Asturian

Etymology

inicial +‎ -mente

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iniˌθjalˈmente/, [i.niˌθjalˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: i‧ni‧cial‧men‧te

Adverb

inicialmente

1. initially

Galician

Etymology

From inicial +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /iniˌθjalˈmente/ [i.niˌθjɑlˈmẽn̪.t̪ɪ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /iniˌθjalˈmente/ [i.niˌθjɑlˈmẽn̪.t̪ɪ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /iniˌsjalˈmente/ [i.niˌsjɑlˈmẽn̪.t̪ɪ]

• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: i‧ni‧cial‧men‧te

Adverb

inicialmente

1. initially

Further reading

• “inicialmente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Portuguese

Etymology

inicial + -mente

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ni.siˌawˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [i.ni.sɪˌaʊ̯ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /i.niˌsjawˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [i.niˌsjaʊ̯ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ni.siˌawˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [i.ni.sɪˌaʊ̯ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /i.niˌsjawˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [i.niˌsjaʊ̯ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ni.siˌawˈmẽ.te/ [i.ni.sɪˌaʊ̯ˈmẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /i.niˌsjawˈmẽ.te/ [i.niˌsjaʊ̯ˈmẽ.te]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.niˌsjalˈmẽ.tɨ/ [i.niˌsjaɫˈmẽ.tɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.niˌsjalˈmẽ.tɨ/ [i.niˌsjaɫˈmẽ.tɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.niˌsja.liˈmẽ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ẽtɨ, (most of Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi, (Southern Brazil) -ẽte
• Hyphenation: i‧ni‧ci‧al‧men‧te

Adverb

inicialmente

1. initially, firstly

   Synonym: primeiramente

   Antonym: finalmente

Spanish

Etymology

From inicial +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /iniˌθjalˈmente/ [i.niˌθjalˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /iniˌsjalˈmente/ [i.niˌsjalˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: i‧ni‧cial‧men‧te

Adverb

inicialmente

1. initially

Related terms

• inicial
• iniciar
• inicio

 

Further reading

• “inicialmente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014