principium

Meaning

Noun

1. (declension-2) a beginning, an origin, a commencement
2. (declension-2) a groundwork, a foundation, a principle
3. (declension-2, in-plural) the elements, the first principles
4. (declension-2, in-plural) the front ranks, camp headquarters

Adj

genitive plural of prī̆nceps

Concepts

beginning

principle

foundation wall

groundwork

inception

incipience

initial

initiation

onset

opening

origin

outset

serif

start

seriph

commencement

Opposite of

fīnis

Synonyms

initium

limen

exordium

inceptum

coeptus

initus

Translations

principe

cimiento

principio

Prinzip

commencement

Unterbau

fondement

Anfang

fondation

début

Grundlage

origine

archi

base

Fundament

Pronounced as (IPA)

[priːŋˈkɪ.pi.ũː]

Etymology

From prī̆nceps (“first, foremost”) + -ium (“suffix forming abstract nouns”).