Information about the word onset (English → Esperanto: komenco)

Synonyms: beginning, commencement, start

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/ˈɒnsɛt/
Hyphenationon·set
Shavian alphabet𐑪𐑯𐑕𐑧𐑑

Usage samples

At the onset of the war, Russia suffered heavy losses and struggled with some of its advanced weapons.

Translations

Afrikaansbegin
Czechpočátek; začátek; zahájení
Danishbegyndelse
Dutchbegin
English (Old English)fruma
Esperantokomenco
Faeroesebyrjan; uppruni
Finnishalku
Frenchcommencement; inauguration
GermanBeginn
Icelandicbyrjun
Italianinizio
Low Germanbegin; anvang
Polishpoczątek
Portugueseprincípio
Romanianînceput
Russianначало
Saterland FrisianOunfang; Begin
Spanishprincipio
Srananbigin
Swedishbegynnelse; början
West Frisianbegjin; oanfang; start