initiaal

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Etymology

From French initial, from Latin initiālis (“of the beginning, incipient, initial”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːl
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  • Hyphenation: ini‧ti‧aal

Noun

initiaal f or m (plural initialen, diminutive initiaaltje n)

Initiaal P in de abdij van Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Initial P in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire
  1. initial, a first letter of a name
  2. drop cap, initial, a large, usually ornate first letter in a manuscript or printed text

Adjective

initiaal (not comparable)

  1. initial

Inflection

Declension of initiaal
uninflected initiaal
inflected initiale
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial initiaal
indefinite m./f. sing. initiale
n. sing. initiaal
plural initiale
definite initiale
partitive initiaals

Synonyms

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