Incipient

/ɪnˈsɪpiənt/ adjective

Definition

In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop but not yet fully established.

Etymology

From Latin 'incipiens,' from 'incipere' meaning 'to begin,' from 'in-' (into) and 'capere' (to take). The word suggests taking the first steps into something new.

Kelly Says

Think 'into capture' - incipient things are just being captured or taken hold of by existence! They're like seeds that have just started to sprout.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተጀምሮ
ARالعربية
بادئ
BNবাংলা
আরম্ভিক
CACatalà
incipient
CSČeština
počáteční
DADansk
begyndende
DEDeutsch
anfangend
ELΕλληνικά
αρχικός
ESEspañol
incipiente
FAفارسی
آغازین
FISuomi
alkava
FRFrançais
naissant
GUGU
પ્રાથમિક
HAHA
alin gida
HEעברית
התחלתי
HIहिन्दी
शुरुआती
HUMagyar
kezdetleges
IDBahasa Indonesia
permulaan
IGIG
mmalite
ITItaliano
incipiente
JA日本語
初期の
KKKK
бастапқы
KMKM
ចាប់ផ្តើម
KO한국어
초기의
MRMR
प्रारंभिक
MSBahasa Melayu
permulaan
MYမြန်မာ
စတင်ကျ
NLNederlands
aanvangende
NONorsk
begynnende
PAPA
ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ
PLPolski
początkowy
PTPortuguês
incipiente
RORomână
incipient
RUРусский
начинающийся
SVSvenska
begynnande
SWKiswahili
kuanzia
TAதமிழ்
ஆரம்ப
TEతెలుగు
ప్రారంభ
THไทย
เพิ่งเริ่ม
TLTL
simula
TRTürkçe
başlangıç
UKУкраїнська
початковий
URاردو
ابتدائی
VITiếng Việt
bắt đầu
YOYO
ibẹrẹ
ZH中文
初期的
ZUZU
okunquma

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