iniciar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin initiāre, present active infinitive of initiō. Cf. also començar.
Pronunciation
Verb
iniciar (first-person singular present inicio, first-person singular preterite inicií, past participle iniciat)
- (transitive) to start, begin
- Synonym: començar
- (transitive) to initiate
Conjugation
Related terms
Further reading
- “iniciar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “iniciar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “iniciar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “iniciar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /iˈni.ki.ar/, [ɪˈnɪkiär]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈni.t͡ʃi.ar/, [iˈniːt͡ʃiär]
Verb
(deprecated template usage) iniciar
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin initiāre, present active infinitive of initiō. Cf. also começar.
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /i.ni.si.ˈa(ʁ)/
- Hyphenation: i‧ni‧ci‧ar
Verb
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- (transitive) to start, begin, initiate
- Synonym: começar
- Template:pt-verb-form-of
Conjugation
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Related terms
Further reading
- “iniciar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “iniciar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “iniciar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “iniciar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “iniciar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “iniciar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin initiāre, present active infinitive of initiō. Cf. also comenzar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /iniˈθjaɾ/ [i.niˈθjaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /iniˈsjaɾ/ [i.niˈsjaɾ]
- Hyphenation: i‧ni‧ci‧ar
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Verb
iniciar (first-person singular present inicio, first-person singular preterite inicié, past participle iniciado)
- (transitive) to begin; to initiate
- Synonym: comenzar
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
Further reading
- “iniciar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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