empiezo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /emˈpjeθo/ [ẽmˈpje.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /emˈpjeso/ [ẽmˈpje.so]
• Rhymes: -eθo
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: em‧pie‧zo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from empezar.

Noun

empiezo m (plural empiezos)

1. (Honduras) start

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

empiezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of empezar

Further reading

• “empiezo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16