encetar

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin inceptāre (“to begin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ən.səˈta] IPA(key): (Valencia) [en.seˈtaɾ] === Verb === encetar (first-person singular present enceto, first-person singular preterite encetí, past participle encetat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/ to begin to consume, to open (a bottle, a tin, etc.) to make the first slice, to cut into, to slice into to broach (a subject), to initiate (a conversation) to chafe ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== encetall === Further reading === “encetar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Alternative forms === encertar === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese encetar (13th century), from Latin inceptāre (“to begin”). Compare Portuguese and Catalan encetar, and Spanish encentar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enθeˈtaɾ/, (western) /enseˈtaɾ/ === Verb === encetar (first-person singular present enceto, first-person singular preterite encetei, past participle encetado) to start the consumption of a loaf of bread, a cheese, etc 1459, Anselmo López Carreira (ed.), Fragmentos de notarios (Séculos XIV-XV), doc. D40a: Synonym: comezar to cut, to injure ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “encetar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “encet”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “encetar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “encetar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “encetar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “encetar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “encetar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin inceptāre (“to begin”) === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɾ === Verb === encetar to start the consumption of a loaf of bread, a cheese, etc ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Galician: encetar Portuguese: encetar === Further reading === Universo Cantigas - "encetar" == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese encetar, from Latin inceptāre (“to begin”). Compare Galician and Catalan encetar, and Spanish encentar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: en‧ce‧tar === Verb === encetar (first-person singular present enceto, first-person singular preterite encetei, past participle encetado) (transitive) to start, commence, initiate Synonyms: começar, iniciar (transitive) to open, to start (a package) Synonym: (Portugal, regional) encertar (transitive) to cut, to take a piece (of food) Synonym: (Portugal, regional) encertar (pronominal) Do for the first time. Synonym: estrear (pronominal) Be the first to do something. Synonym: experimentar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== enxertar === Further reading === “encetar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “encetar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “encetar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enθeˈtaɾ/ [ẽn̟.θeˈt̪aɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /enseˈtaɾ/ [ẽn.seˈt̪aɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: en‧ce‧tar === Verb === encetar (first-person singular present enceto, first-person singular preterite enceté, past participle encetado) synonym of encentar ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “encetar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025