Synonym: begynnelse
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | common |
| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | början | början | ||
| Genitive | börjans | börjans | ||
| Afrikaans | begin |
|---|---|
| Czech | počátek; začátek; zahájení |
| Danish | begyndelse |
| Dutch | begin; start |
| English | beginning |
| 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 |
| West Frisian | begjin; oanfang; start |