principio

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) beginning, start, inception
2. (masculine) first part; first paragraph, first subsection
3. (masculine) beginning
4. (concrete, in-plural, masculine) first; appetizers, antipastos, starters, hors d'oeuvre
5. (masculine) beginning, cause, source, reason
6. (masculine, plural-normally) principle
7. (masculine) principle, moral norm, ethic value

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of principiare

Concepts

beginning

principle

start

outset

origin

commencement

tenet

rule

inception

onset

dawn

prime

top

🔝

precept

opening

genesis

offset

incipience

maxim

morning

openings

order

prescript

starting time

teaching

policy

showtime

ancestry

get-go

base

basis

birth

blastoff

command

effort

entrie

first

1st

foundation

fundament

guidance

inauguration

initial

initiation

jump-off

kickoff

launching

Synonyms

inizio

avvio

origine

regola

fondamento

cominciamento

norma

debutto

nascere

inizi

base

massima

convinzione

educazione

esordio

iniziazione

insegnamento

precetto

tesi generale

caratteristica principale

norma fondamentale

partito preso

parte iniziale

albori

primordi

apertura

arrivo

causa

cominciare

criterio

dottrina

istruzione

legge

nascita

universo

cardine

Translations

principio

princípio

principe

début

Anfang

Beginn

αρχή

principi

commencement

comienzo

começo

inicio

Prinzip

início

Hyphenated as

prin‧cì‧pio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/prinˈt͡ʃi.pjo/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prīncipium, derived from prīncipis, princĭpis, genitive singular of prīnceps (“first”) (compare principe (“prince”) from the meaning "chief").

Sentences

A tale scopo , risulta utile il principio dei lavori virtuali .

For this purpose, the principle of virtual works is useful.