el
masculine
/pɾinˈθipjo/
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Translation
beginning, principle, start
Word origin
From Latin principium ('beginning, origin'), from princeps ('first, chief'). It means 'beginning' or 'principle'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- principium
- English cognates
- principle, principal
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralprincipios
Examples
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From the beginning I knew that something was not right.
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The beginning of the book is very interesting and clear.
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At the beginning of the month you always have to pay the flat rent.
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At first I did not understand anything in the film.
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She is a person with very firm principles.
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