initiaal
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom French initial, from Latin initiālis (“of the beginning, incipient, initial”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editinitiaal f or m (plural initialen, diminutive initiaaltje n)
- initial, a first letter of a name
- drop cap, initial, a large, usually ornate first letter in a manuscript or printed text
Adjective
editinitiaal (not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of initiaal | ||||
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uninflected | initiaal | |||
inflected | initiale | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | initiaal | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | initiale | ||
n. sing. | initiaal | |||
plural | initiale | |||
definite | initiale | |||
partitive | initiaals |