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See also: principio, principió, principiò, and prinçìpio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

principio (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

From Latin prīncipium.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾĩˈsi.pi.u/ [pɾĩˈsi.pɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /pɾĩˈsi.pju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾĩˈsi.pi.o/ [pɾĩˈsi.pɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /pɾĩˈsi.pjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾĩˈsi.pju/

Hyphenation: prin‧cí‧pi‧o

Noun

princípio m (plural princípios)

Further reading

“princípio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“princípio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/princ%C3%ADpio