начело

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *načędlo. Synchronically analyzable as наче́на (načéna, “to start, begin”) +‎ -ло (-lo).

Superseded in the modern language by its doublet нача́ло (načálo) (a Russian borrowing).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈt͡ʃɛɫo]
• Hyphenation: на‧че‧ло

Noun

наче́ло • (načélo) n (relational adjective наче́лен) (obsolete)

1. first principle, origin

Declension

Declension of наче́ло

	singular	plural
indefinite	наче́ло načélo	начела́ načelá
definite	наче́лото načéloto	начела́та načeláta

Related terms

• нача́тък (načátǎk), наче́нка (načénka, “prelude”)

References

• Nayden Gerov (1899) “начѧ́ло”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 250
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “начeло”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 573
• “начѧло”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *načьtlo n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈt͡ʃɛɫo]

Participle

наче́ло • (načélo)

1. indefinite neuter singular past active aorist participle of начета́ (načetá)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *načędlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnat͡ʃɛɫɔ]

Noun

начело • (načelo) n (relational adjective начелен)

1. principle, tenet

Declension

Declension of начело

	singular	plural
indefinite	начело	начела
definite unspecified	начелото	начелата
definite proximal	начелово	начелава
definite distal	начелоно	начелана
vocative	начело	начела

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *načędlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nat͡ʃěːlo/
• Hyphenation: на‧че‧ло

Noun

наче́ло n (Latin spelling načélo)

1. principle, tenet

Declension

Declension of начело

	singular	plural
nominative	начело	начела
genitive	начела	начела
dative	начелу	начелима
accusative	начело	начела
vocative	начело	начела
locative	начелу	начелима
instrumental	начелом	начелима