| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Plural | inisiatiewe |
| Dutch | initiatief |
|---|---|
| English | initiative |
| Esperanto | iniciato; iniciativo |
| Faeroese | framtak; tiltak |
| French | initiative |
| German | Initiative; Unternehmungsgeist; Erschlußkraft; Anregung; erster Schritt; Anstoß |
| Low German | initiativ |
| Luxemburgish | Initiativ; Initiative |
| Spanish | iniciativa |