el
masculine
/iˈniθjo/
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Translation
start, beginning
Word origin
From Latin initium ('beginning'), from inire ('to go in'). The same root gives English 'initial' and 'initiate'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- initium
- English cognates
- initial, initiate
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralinicios
Examples
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The start of the film was very exciting.
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From the start we knew it would be difficult.
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Do you remember the beginning of our friendship?
previsto .
The start of the course is scheduled for September.
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They marked the start of the race with a whistle.
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