| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bəˈχən/ |
| Hyphenation | be·gin |
| Czech | počátek; začátek; zahájení |
|---|---|
| Danish | begyndelse |
| Dutch | begin; start |
| English | beginning; commencement; start; onset |
| English (Old English) | fruma |
| Esperanto | komenco |
| Faeroese | byrjan; uppruni |
| Finnish | alku |
| French | commencement; inauguration |
| German | Anfang; Beginn |
| Icelandic | byrjun |
| Italian | inizio; principio |
| Low German | begin; anvang |
| Polish | początek |
| Portuguese | princípio |
| Romanian | început |
| Russian | начало |
| Saterland Frisian | Ounfang; Begin |
| Spanish | comienzo; principio |
| Sranan | bigin |
| Swedish | begynnelse; början |
| West Frisian | begjin; oanfang; start |