empiece

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /emˈpjeθe/ [ẽmˈpje.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /emˈpjese/ [ẽmˈpje.se]
• Rhymes: -eθe
• Rhymes: -ese
• Syllabification: em‧pie‧ce

Etymology 1

Deverbal from empezar.

Noun

empiece m (plural empieces)

1. (colloquial) start

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

empiece

1. inflection of empezar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “empiece”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014