начело

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *načędlo. Synchronically analyzable as наче́на (načéna, “to start, begin”) +‎ -ло (-lo).

Superseded in the modern language by its doublet нача́ло (načálo) (a Russian borrowing).

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: на‧че‧ло

наче́ло • (načélo) n (relational adjective наче́лен) (obsolete)

1. first principle, origin

• нача́тък (načátǎk), наче́нка (načénka, “prelude”)

• Nayden Gerov (1899) “начѧ́ло”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 250
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “начeло”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 573
• “начѧло”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *načьtlo n.

• IPA^(key):

наче́ло • (načélo)

1. indefinite neuter singular past active aorist participle of начета́ (načetá)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *načędlo.

• IPA^(key):

начело • (načelo) n (relational adjective начелен)

1. principle, tenet

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *načędlo.

• IPA^(key): /nat͡ʃěːlo/
• Hyphenation: на‧че‧ло

наче́ло n (Latin spelling načélo)

1. principle, tenet