iniciar
Aragonese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iniˈθja(ɾ)/
- IPA(key): /iniˈsja(ɾ)/ (Benasquese)
- Syllabification: i‧ni‧ciar
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
iniciar
- (transitive) to start, begin
- Synonyms: escomenzar, comenzar, principiar, prencipiar, emprincipiar, emprencipiar
- (transitive) to initiate
Related terms
Further reading
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin initiāre. Cf. also començar.
Pronunciation
Verb
iniciar (first-person singular present inicio, first-person singular preterite inicií, past participle iniciat)
Conjugation
Conjugation of iniciar (first conjugation)
infinitive | iniciar | ||||||
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gerund | iniciant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | iniciat | iniciada | |||||
plural | iniciats | iniciades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | inicio | inicies | inicia | iniciem | inicieu | inicien | |
imperfect | iniciava | iniciaves | iniciava | iniciàvem | iniciàveu | iniciaven | |
future | iniciaré | iniciaràs | iniciarà | iniciarem | iniciareu | iniciaran | |
preterite | inicií | iniciares | inicià | iniciàrem | iniciàreu | iniciaren | |
conditional | iniciaria | iniciaries | iniciaria | iniciaríem | iniciaríeu | iniciarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | iniciï | iniciïs | iniciï | iniciem | inicieu | iniciïn | |
imperfect | iniciés | iniciessis | iniciés | iniciéssim | iniciéssiu | iniciessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | inicia | iniciï | iniciem | inicieu | iniciïn | |
negative (no) | — | no iniciïs | no iniciï | no iniciem | no inicieu | no iniciïn |
Related terms
Further reading
- “iniciar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “iniciar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “iniciar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “iniciar”, 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
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪˈnɪ.ki.ar]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iˈniː.t͡ʃi.ar]
Verb
iniciar
- first-person singular future passive indicative of iniciō
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin initiāre. Cf. also começar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ni.siˈa(ʁ)/ [i.ni.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /i.niˈsja(ʁ)/ [i.niˈsja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /i.ni.siˈa(ɾ)/ [i.ni.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /i.niˈsja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /i.ni.siˈa(ʁ)/ [i.ni.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /i.niˈsja(ʁ)/ [i.niˈsja(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ni.siˈa(ɻ)/ [i.ni.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /i.niˈsja(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.niˈsjaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.niˈsja.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: i‧ni‧ci‧ar
Verb
iniciar (first-person singular present inicio, first-person singular preterite iniciei, past participle iniciado)
Conjugation
Conjugation of iniciar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Further reading
- “iniciar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “iniciar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “iniciar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “iniciar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “iniciar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “iniciar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin initiāre. Cf. also comenzar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iniˈθjaɾ/ [i.niˈθjaɾ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /iniˈsjaɾ/ [i.niˈsjaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: i‧ni‧ciar
Verb
iniciar (first-person singular present inicio, first-person singular preterite inicié, past participle iniciado)
Conjugation
Conjugation of iniciar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of iniciar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive iniciar | dative | iniciarme | iniciarte | iniciarle, iniciarse | iniciarnos | iniciaros | iniciarles, iniciarse |
accusative | iniciarme | iniciarte | iniciarlo, iniciarla, iniciarse | iniciarnos | iniciaros | iniciarlos, iniciarlas, iniciarse | |
with gerund iniciando | dative | iniciándome | iniciándote | iniciándole, iniciándose | iniciándonos | iniciándoos | iniciándoles, iniciándose |
accusative | iniciándome | iniciándote | iniciándolo, iniciándola, iniciándose | iniciándonos | iniciándoos | iniciándolos, iniciándolas, iniciándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative inicia | dative | iníciame | iníciate | iníciale | inícianos | not used | iníciales |
accusative | iníciame | iníciate | inícialo, iníciala | inícianos | not used | inícialos, inícialas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative iniciá | dative | iniciame | iniciate | iniciale | inicianos | not used | iniciales |
accusative | iniciame | iniciate | inicialo, iniciala | inicianos | not used | inicialos, inicialas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative inicie | dative | inícieme | not used | iníciele, iníciese | inícienos | not used | inícieles |
accusative | inícieme | not used | inícielo, iníciela, iníciese | inícienos | not used | inícielos, inícielas | |
with first-person plural imperative iniciemos | dative | not used | iniciémoste | iniciémosle | iniciémonos | iniciémoos | iniciémosles |
accusative | not used | iniciémoste | iniciémoslo, iniciémosla | iniciémonos | iniciémoos | iniciémoslos, iniciémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative iniciad | dative | iniciadme | not used | iniciadle | iniciadnos | iniciaos | iniciadles |
accusative | iniciadme | not used | iniciadlo, iniciadla | iniciadnos | iniciaos | iniciadlos, iniciadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative inicien | dative | inícienme | not used | inícienle | iníciennos | not used | inícienles, iníciense |
accusative | inícienme | not used | inícienlo, inícienla | iníciennos | not used | inícienlos, inícienlas, iníciense |
Related terms
Further reading
- “iniciar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024