começo

See also: comêço

Galician

Verb

começo

1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of comedir
2. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of começar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from começar.

Alternative forms

• comêço, commeço (obsolete)
• commêço (obsolete, rare)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈme.su/, /kuˈme.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈme.su/, /kuˈme.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈme.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈme.su/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈme.su/
  • (without vowel harmony) IPA^(key): /kɔˈme.su/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈme.sʷ/
• Hyphenation: co‧me‧ço

Noun

começo m (plural começos)

1. beginning; commencement (the process of beginning, starting)

   O rei celebrou o começo de seu reino. ― The king celebrated the beginning of his reign.

2. beginning; start (the initial stages of something)

   Synonyms: início, princípio

   Meu personagem favorito morreu logo no começo do livro. ― My favourite character died right at the start of the book.

Derived terms

• comecinho (diminutive), começozinho (diminutive)
• dar começo a

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈmɛ.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈmɛ.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈmɛ.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈmɛ.su/

• Hyphenation: co‧me‧ço

Verb

começo

1. first-person singular present indicative of começar
2. (Portugal) first-person singular present indicative of comedir