cominciare
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Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *cominitiō, *cominitiāre, from com- + Latin initiāre, present active infinitive of initiō. Compare Catalan començar, French commencer, Portuguese começar, Romansch cumanzar, Sicilian cuminzari, Spanish comenzar.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
cominciàre (first-person singular present comìncio, first-person singular past historic cominciài, past participle cominciàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive, intransitive) to begin, to start, to commence, to set about
- Synonyms: incominciare, iniziare, (dated, regional) principiare
- Antonym: finire
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of cominciàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.
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