# encetar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin inceptāre (“to begin”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ən.səˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [en.seˈtaɾ]

### Verb

encetar (first-person singular present enceto, first-person singular preterite encetí, past participle encetat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
* to begin to consume, to open (a bottle, a tin, etc.)
* to make the first slice, to cut into, to slice into
* to broach (a subject), to initiate (a conversation)
    Tant sols hem encetat el tema i queden certament moltes possibilitats per explorar.We've only just broached the subject and there are certainly many possibilities left to explore.
* to chafe
    Les etiquetes m'enceten la pell i em provoquen al·lèrgia.The tags chafe my skin and trigger my allergies.

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | encetar | encetar | encetar | encetar | encetar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | encetant | encetant | encetant | encetant | encetant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | encetat | encetat | encetada | encetada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | encetats | encetats | encetades | encetades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | enceto | encetes | enceta | encetem | enceteu | enceten |
| indicative | imperfect | encetava | encetaves | encetava | encetàvem | encetàveu | encetaven |
| indicative | future | encetaré | encetaràs | encetarà | encetarem | encetareu | encetaran |
| indicative | preterite | encetí | encetares | encetà | encetàrem | encetàreu | encetaren |
| indicative | conditional | encetaria | encetaries | encetaria | encetaríem | encetaríeu | encetarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | enceti | encetis | enceti | encetem | enceteu | encetin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | encetés | encetessis | encetés | encetéssim | encetéssiu | encetessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | enceta | enceti | encetem | enceteu | encetin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no encetis | no enceti | no encetem | no enceteu | no encetin |

#### Derived terms

* encetall

### Further reading

* “encetar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* encertar

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese encetar (13th century), from Latin inceptāre (“to begin”). Compare Portuguese and Catalan encetar, and Spanish encentar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /enθeˈtaɾ/, (western) /enseˈtaɾ/

### Verb

encetar (first-person singular present enceto, first-person singular preterite encetei, past participle encetado)
* to start the consumption of a loaf of bread, a cheese, etc
** 1459, Anselmo López Carreira (ed.), Fragmentos de notarios (Séculos XIV-XV), doc. D40a:
    Iten sete touçinos et hun ençetado. Hun unto enteyro et outro ençetado.Item, seven pieces of bacon, plus one that is partly consumed. A whole piece of lard and another that is partly consumed.
    Synonym: comezar
* to cut, to injure

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “encetar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “encet”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “encetar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “encetar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “encetar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “encetar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “encetar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin inceptāre (“to begin”)

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -aɾ

### Verb

encetar
* to start the consumption of a loaf of bread, a cheese, etc

#### Descendants

* Galician: encetar
* Portuguese: encetar

### Further reading

* Universo Cantigas - "encetar"

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese encetar, from Latin inceptāre (“to begin”). Compare Galician and Catalan encetar, and Spanish encentar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.seˈta(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.seˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.seˈta(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.seˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈta(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.seˈta(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.seˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.seˈta(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.seˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.sɨˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.sɨˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.sɨˈta.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: en‧ce‧tar

### Verb

encetar (first-person singular present enceto, first-person singular preterite encetei, past participle encetado)
* (transitive) to start, commence, initiate
    Synonyms: começar, iniciar
    Encetar negociações.Initiate negotiations.
* (transitive) to open, to start (a package)
    Synonym: (Portugal, regional) encertar
    Encetar um pacote de bolachas.Start a pack of cookies.
* (transitive) to cut, to take a piece (of food)
    Synonym: (Portugal, regional) encertar
    Encetar um melão.Cut open a melon.
* (pronominal) Do for the first time.
    Synonym: estrear
    Ele vai encetar-se no mundo da música com o seu primeiro álbum.He will debut in the music world with his first album.
* (pronominal) Be the first to do something.
    Synonym: experimentar
    Ele encetou a reunião. Ele encetou-a.He started the meeting. He started it.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* enxertar

### Further reading

* “encetar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
* “encetar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /enθeˈtaɾ/ [ẽn̟.θeˈt̪aɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /enseˈtaɾ/ [ẽn.seˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: en‧ce‧tar

### Verb

encetar (first-person singular present enceto, first-person singular preterite enceté, past participle encetado)
* Synonym of encentar

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | encetar | encetar | encetar | encetar | encetar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | encetando | encetando | encetando | encetando | encetando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | encetado | encetado | encetada | encetada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | encetados | encetados | encetadas | encetadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | enceto | encetas$^{tú}$ encetás$^{vos}$ | enceta | encetamos | encetáis | encetan |
| indicative | imperfect | encetaba | encetabas | encetaba | encetábamos | encetabais | encetaban |
| indicative | preterite | enceté | encetaste | encetó | encetamos | encetasteis | encetaron |
| indicative | future | encetaré | encetarás | encetará | encetaremos | encetaréis | encetarán |
| indicative | conditional | encetaría | encetarías | encetaría | encetaríamos | encetaríais | encetarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | encete | encetes$^{tú}$ encetés$^{vos2}$ | encete | encetemos | encetéis | enceten |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | encetara | encetaras | encetara | encetáramos | encetarais | encetaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | encetase | encetases | encetase | encetásemos | encetaseis | encetasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | encetare | encetares | encetare | encetáremos | encetareis | encetaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | enceta$^{tú}$ encetá$^{vos}$ | encete | encetemos | encetad | enceten |
| imperative | negative | | no encetes | no encete | no encetemos | no encetéis | no enceten |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “encetar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28