"initial" in seven languages
Meaninginitial
Spanish
inicial
/iniˈθjal/
learned
French
initial
/inisjal/
learned
Masculine plural initiaux.
Italian
iniziale
/initˈtsjale/
learned
Portuguese
inicial
/inisiˈaw/
learned
Romanian
inițial
/initsiˈal/
learned
Catalan
inicial
/inisiˈal/
learned
English
initial
/ɪˈnɪʃəl/
from Latin/French · French initial / Latin INITIĀLEM
English → ItalianinitialinizialeCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
INITIĀLEM‘of the beginning (from INITIUM)’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A learned adjective everywhere; the ti before a vowel became θ in Spain, s in French and ts in Italian, just as in -TIŌNEM words.
English relatives: initiate, initiative
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In a sentence
- esEl precio inicial era demasiado alto.
- frLe prix initial était trop élevé.
- itIl prezzo iniziale era troppo alto.
- ptO preço inicial era alto demais.
- roPrețul inițial era prea mare.
- caEl preu inicial era massa alt.
- enThe initial price was too high.
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