começo

== Galician == === Noun === começo m (plural começos, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of comezo === Verb === começo (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of comedir (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of começar === Further reading === “começo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from começar. ==== Alternative forms ==== comêço (pre-reform spelling) commeço (pre-standardization spelling) commêço (obsolete, rare) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈme.su/ (without vowel harmony) IPA(key): /kɔˈme.su/ (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈme.su/ Hyphenation: co‧me‧ço ==== Noun ==== começo m (plural começos) beginning; commencement (the process of beginning, starting) O rei celebrou o começo de seu reino. ― The king celebrated the beginning of his reign. 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 ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: co‧me‧ço ==== Verb ==== começo first-person singular present indicative of começar (Portugal) first-person singular present indicative of comedir === Further reading === “começo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “começo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026