principi

See also: Principi, principî, and prinçìpi

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīncipium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [pɾinˈsi.pi]

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Noun

principi m (plural principis)

1. beginning, start

   Als principis del segle XVII, va arribar la dinastia del Borbó.

   At the beginning of the 17th century the Bourbon dynasty arrived.

2. source, origin
3. principle

Derived terms

• en principi

Related terms

• principal
• principiant
• principiar

Further reading

• “principi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology 1

Form of principe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprin.t͡ʃi.pi/
• Rhymes: -intʃipi
• Hyphenation: prìn‧ci‧pi

Noun

principi m

1. plural of principe

Etymology 2

Form of principio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prinˈt͡ʃi.pi/
• Rhymes: -ipi
• Hyphenation: prin‧cì‧pi

Noun

principi m

1. plural of principio

Verb

principi

1. inflection of principiare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Latin

Noun

prī̆ncipī

1. dative singular of prī̆nceps