"começo" meaning in Portuguese

See começo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /koˈme.su/ [Brazil], /kuˈme.su/ [Brazil], /koˈme.su/ [Brazil], /kuˈme.su/ [Brazil], /koˈme.so/ [Southern-Brazil], /kuˈme.su/ [Portugal], /koˈme.su/ [Northeast-Brazil], /kɔˈme.su/ (note: without vowel harmony), /kuˈme.sʷ/ (note: Rural Central Brazil) Forms: começos [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from começar. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|pt|começar}} Deverbal from começar Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} começo m (plural começos)
  1. beginning; commencement (the process of beginning, starting) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-começo-pt-noun-OdPbFubx Categories (other): Portuguese deverbals, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese deverbals: 50 50 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 37 41
  2. beginning; start (the initial stages of something) Tags: masculine Synonyms: início, princípio
    Sense id: en-começo-pt-noun--hDfDV4H Categories (other): Portuguese deverbals, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese deverbals: 50 50 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 37 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: comêço, commeço [obsolete], commêço [obsolete, rare] Derived forms: comecinho [diminutive], começozinho [diminutive], dar começo a
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /koˈmɛ.su/ [Brazil], /koˈmɛ.su/ [Brazil], /koˈmɛ.so/ [Southern-Brazil], /kuˈmɛ.su/ [Portugal]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} começo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of começar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: começar
    Sense id: en-começo-pt-verb-nxPLpjMU Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 21 20 3 3 20 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 22 21 2 2 21 22 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 37 41
  2. (Portugal) first-person singular present indicative of comedir Tags: Portugal, first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: comedir
    Sense id: en-começo-pt-verb-5Fi20QW0 Categories (other): European Portuguese, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 21 20 3 3 20 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 22 21 2 2 21 22 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 37 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "note": "without vowel harmony"
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      "note": "Rural Central Brazil"
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      "ipa": "/kuˈmɛ.su/",
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