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comencier

comencier

Franco-Provençal

Verb

comencier

  1. to begin, start

Conjugation


Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cominitiō, *cominitiāre, from com- + Late Latin initiāre, present active infinitive of initiō. Compare Catalan començar, Italian cominciare, Portuguese começar, Romansch cumanzar, Spanish comenzar.

Verb

comencier

  1. to start; to begin

Derived terms

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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