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Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic начѧло (načęlo), from Proto-Slavic *načędlo. Synchronically analyzable as нача́ть (načátʹ) +‎ -ло (-lo).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nɐˈt͡ɕalə]
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Noun

нача́ло • (načálo) n inan (genitive нача́ла, nominative plural нача́ла, genitive plural нача́л)

  1. beginning, commencement, onset, start
    в нача́ле 80-х годо́в ― v načále 80-x godóv ― in the early 1980s
  2. source, origin
  3. (plural) principles, basis, basics
  4. command, authority
Declension
Declension of нача́ло (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative нача́ло
načálo		 нача́ла
načála
genitive нача́ла
načála		 нача́л
načál
dative нача́лу
načálu		 нача́лам
načálam
accusative нача́ло
načálo		 нача́ла
načála
instrumental нача́лом
načálom		 нача́лами
načálami
prepositional нача́ле
načále		 нача́лах
načálax
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnat͡ɕɪlə]

Verb

на́чало • (náčalo)

  1. neuter singular past indicative perfective of нача́ть (načátʹ)
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