mayúscula

Asturian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈʝuskula/, [maˈʝus.ku.la]
Rhymes: -uskula
Hyphenation: ma‧yús‧cu‧la

Noun

mayúscula f (plural mayúscules)

(orthography) majuscule, capital letter

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maiusculus. Cognate with English majuscule.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /maˈʝuskula/ [maˈʝus.ku.la]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maˈʃuskula/ [maˈʃus.ku.la]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maˈʒuskula/ [maˈʒus.ku.la]

Rhymes: -uskula
Syllabification: ma‧yús‧cu‧la

Noun

mayúscula f (plural mayúsculas)

(orthography) capital letter
Antonym: minúscula

Derived terms

Adjective

mayúscula f sg

feminine singular of mayúsculo

Further reading

“mayúsculo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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