principio

== Aragonese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɾinˈθipjo/ IPA(key): /pɾinˈsipjo/ (Benasquese) Syllabification: prin‧ci‧pio Rhymes: -ipjo === Etymology 1 === From Latin principium. ==== Noun ==== principio m beginning, start, outset, get-go Synonyms: escomienzo, inicio al principio ― at the beginning, at first cause, origin principle ===== Alternative forms ===== prencipio ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== principio first-person singular present indicative of principiar ==== Further reading ==== “principio”, in Diccionario ortografico de l’aragonés (seguntes la PO de l’EFA)‎[1], Zaragoza: EDACAR, 2023, →ISSN, page 1910 == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish principio (“beginning”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɾinˈsipjo/, [pɾĩnˈsi.pjo] Hyphenation: prin‧ci‧pio === Noun === principio beginning; start ==== Related terms ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /prinˈt͡ʃi.pjo/ Rhymes: -ipjo Hyphenation: prin‧cì‧pio === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin prīncipium, derived from prīncipis, princĭpis, genitive singular of prīnceps (“first”) (compare principe (“prince”) from the meaning "chief"). ==== Noun ==== principio m (plural principi) beginning, start, inception Synonym: (more common) inizio il principio di una azione. ― the beginning of an action. il principio di una nuova vita. ― the beginning of a new life. (law, citing articles of law) first part; first paragraph, first subsection Synonyms: (first part) prima parte, (first paragraph, first subsection) primo comma (in adverbial phrases) beginning al principio del giorno/del secolo ― at the beginning of the day/of the century al principio tutto andava bene ― at the beginning everything was fine (concrete, in the plural) first; appetizers, antipastos, starters, hors d'oeuvre i principi del libro ― the first pages of the book beginning, cause, source, reason Synonyms: causa, ragione (usually in the plural) principle principi di economia / di linguistica ― principles of economics/of linguistics principi giuridici ― legal principles i tre principi della termodinamica ― the three principles of thermodynamics principle, moral norm, ethic value sani principi ― high principles principi morali/religiosi ― moral/religious principles ===== Derived terms ===== principiare principio attivo (“active principle”) sottoprincipio === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== principio first-person singular present indicative of principiare === References === == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [priːŋˈkɪ.pi.oː], [prɪŋˈkɪ.pi.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [prin̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.pi.o] === Noun === prī̆ncipiō dative/ablative singular of prī̆ncipium === References === “principio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “principio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: prin‧ci‧pi‧o ==== Verb ==== principio first-person singular present indicative of principiar === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== principio m (plural principios) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of princípio == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɾinˈθipjo/ [pɾĩn̟ˈθi.pjo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /pɾinˈsipjo/ [pɾĩnˈsi.pjo] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ipjo Syllabification: prin‧ci‧pio === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin principium. ==== Noun ==== principio m (plural principios) principle cause, origin Synonyms: causa, origen beginning, start, outset, get-go Synonyms: comienzo, empiece, inicio al principio ― at the beginning, at first a principios del mes ― at the beginning of the month ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Cebuano: prinsipyo → Kapampangan: prinsipyu → Tagalog: prinsipyo === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== principio first-person singular present indicative of principiar === Further reading === “principio”, 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