maiusculus

maiusculus

Latin

Alternative forms

• majusculus

Etymology

From maior.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /majˈjus.ku.lus/, [majˈjʊs.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Adjective

maiusculus (feminine maiuscula, neuter maiusculum); first/second declension

1. somewhat greater, larger or older

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	maiusculus	maiuscula	maiusculum		maiusculī	maiusculae	maiuscula
Genitive	maiusculī	maiusculae	maiusculī		maiusculōrum	maiusculārum	maiusculōrum
Dative	maiusculō	maiusculae	maiusculō		maiusculīs	maiusculīs	maiusculīs
Accusative	maiusculum	maiusculam	maiusculum		maiusculōs	maiusculās	maiuscula
Ablative	maiusculō	maiusculā	maiusculō		maiusculīs	maiusculīs	maiusculīs
Vocative	maiuscule	maiuscula	maiusculum		maiusculī	maiusculae	maiuscula

Descendants

• Catalan: majúscul
• French: majuscule
  • English: majuscule, maiuscule
• Italian: maiuscolo, maiuscola
• Portuguese: maiúsculo
• Spanish: mayúsculo

References

• maiusculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• maiusculus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers