início

See also: inicio and inició

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • inicio (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineō (“go in, make a start”), from in (“in, into”) + eō (“go”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈni.si.u/ [iˈni.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /iˈni.sju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈni.si.o/ [iˈni.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /iˈni.sjo/

Noun

início m (plural inícios)

  1. beginning (initial portion of some extended thing)
    Synonyms: começo, estreia, exórdio, inauguração, introdução, origem, princípio
    Antonyms: conclusão, encerramento, fim, finalização, término
    • 1930 January 2, “Os novos medicos evangelicos realizaram um culto de Acção de Graças [The new evangelical doctors performed a Thanksgiving ceremony]”, in Correio da Manhã, volume XXIX, number 10741, Rio de Janeiro, page 7:
      Com a presença de avultadissimo numero de membros de quasi todas as egrejas evangelicas desta capital e de Nictheroy, o programma do culto teve inicio pouco depois das 4 horas […]
      With the presence of a very large number of members from almost all the evangelical churches of this capital and Niterói, the worship program began shortly after 4 o’clock.

Derived terms

  • de início
  • ter início
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