comienzo

Asturian

Verb

comienzo

1. first-person singular present indicative of comenzar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /koˈmjenθo/ [koˈmjẽn̟.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /koˈmjenso/ [koˈmjẽn.so]
• Rhymes: -enθo
• Rhymes: -enso
• Syllabification: co‧mien‧zo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from comenzar.

Noun

comienzo m (plural comienzos)

1. beginning

   Synonyms: inicio, principio

   a comienzos del siglo

   at the beginning of the century

Etymology 2

Verb

comienzo

1. first-person singular present indicative of comenzar

Further reading

• “comienzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10