começo

See also: comêço

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Back-formation from começar.

Alternative forms

comêço (obsolete)
commeço (obsolete)
commêço (obsolete, rare)

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ˈme.su/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ˈme.su/, /ku.ˈme.su/
Hyphenation: co‧me‧ço

Noun

começo m (plural começos)

beginning; commencement (the process of beginning, starting)
O rei celebrou o começo de seu reino.
The king celebrated the beginning of his reign.
beginning; start (the initial stages of something)
Meu personagem favorito morreu logo no começo do livro.
My favourite character died right at the start of the book.

Synonyms

(start): início, princípio

Derived terms

dar começo a

Etymology 2

See começar.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ˈmɛ.su/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ˈmɛ.su/, /ku.ˈmɛ.su/
Hyphenation: co‧me‧ço

Verb

começo

first-person singular (eu) present indicative of começar

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