Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 5736 6942867 2009-07-05T19:39:28Z 24.23.226.27 /* Portuguese */ {{wikipedia}} ==English== ===Etymology=== From {{etyl|la|en}} {{term|capitalis||lang=la|of the head}}. Use in trade and finance originated in Medieval economies when a common but expensive transaction involved trading heads of cattle. {{etystub}} ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/}}, {{SAMPA|/"k{p.I.t@l/}} * {{audio|en-us-capital.ogg|Audio (US)}} * {{homophones|capitol}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # A [[city]] [[designate]]d as a legislative seat by the [[government]] or some other [[authority]], often the city in which the government is [[locate]]d; otherwise the most [[important]] city within a [[country]] or a [[subdivision]] of it. #: ''Washington D.C. is the '''capital''' of the United States of America.'' #: ''The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest '''capital'''.'' # {{business|finance}} [[money|Money]] and [[wealth]]. The means to acquire [[goods]] and [[services]], especially in a non-[[barter]] system. #: ''He does not have enough '''capital''' to start a business.'' # {{economics}} Already-produced durable goods available for use as a [[factor of production]], such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures). # An [[uppercase]] [[letter]]. # {{architecture}} The uppermost part of a [[column]]. ====Usage notes==== The homophone ''[[capitol]]'' refers only to a [[building]], usually one that houses the legislative branch of a government, and often one located in a '''capital''' city. ====Synonyms==== * {{sense|An uppercase letter}} [[caps]] (in the plural), [[majuscule]] ====Antonyms==== * {{sense|An uppercase letter}} [[minuscule]] ====Derived terms==== {{top2}} * [[real capital]] * [[financial capital]] * [[economic capital]] {{mid2}} * [[social capital]] * [[capital asset]] * [[capital ship]] {{bottom2}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|city designated as seat of government}} * [[Afrikaans]]: [[hoofstad]] * Albanian: [[kryeqytet]] * [[Amharic]]: [[ዋና ከተማ]] (wana kätäma) * Arabic: {{Arab|[[عاصمة]]}} (`aaSima) {{f}} * Armenian: [[մայրաքաղաք]] (mayrak'aġak') * [[Avar]]: [[тахшагьар]] (takhshahar) * [[Azerbaijani]]: [[baş şəhəri]], [[paytaxt]] * [[Basque]]: [[hiriburu]] * Belarusian: {{t-|be|сталіца|f|tr=stalica|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}} * Bengali: [[রাজধানী]] (rājdhānī) * [[Breton]]: [[kêrbenn]] * Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|столица|f|tr=stolica|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Catalan]]: capital {{f}} * Chinese: *: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|首都|tr=shǒudū|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}} * Croatian: [[glavni grad]] {{m}} * Czech: {{t+|cs|hlavní město}} * Danish: {{t+|da|hovedstad}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|hoofdstad|m|f}} * Esperanto: {{t+|eo|ĉefurbo|xs=Esperanto}} * Estonian: {{t+|et|pealinn}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|pääkaupunki}} * French: {{t+|fr|capitale|f}} * Georgian: [[დედაქალაქი]] (dedak‘alak‘i), [[სატახტო ქალაქი]] (sataxto k‘alak‘i) * German: {{t+|de|Hauptstadt|f}} * Greek: {{t+|el|πρωτεύουσα|f|tr=prōtévousa|sc=Grek}} * [[Guaraní]]: [[tavusu]] * [[Gujarati]]: [[રાજધાની]] (rājdhānī) * Hawaiian: [[kapikala]] * Hebrew: [[בירה]] (bira) {{f}} * Hindi: [[राजधानी]] (rājdhānī) * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|főváros}} * Icelandic: {{t-|is|höfuðborg|f}} * Indonesian: [[ibukota]] * Irish: {{t|ga|príomhchathair|f|xs=Irish}} * Italian: [[capitale]] (of nation) {{f}}, [[capoluogo]] (of a state or ''regione'') {{m}} * Japanese: {{t+|ja|首都|tr=しゅと, shuto|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|都|tr=miyako|sc=Jpan}} * Kazakh: [[астана]] (astana) * [[Khmer]]: {{Khmr|[[រដ្ឋធានី]]}} (rōəttətīənī), {{Khmr|[[រាជធានី]]}} (rīichtīənī) * Korean: {{t+|ko|수도|tr=sudo|sc=Kore}} ({{t-|ko|首都|sc=Kore}}) {{trans-mid}} * Kurdish: *: Kurmanji: [[paytext]] *: Sorani: {{t|ku|پایته‌خت|tr=pAitakjt|sc=ku-Arab}} * [[Kyrgyz]]: [[борбор]] (borbor) * Latvian: {{t-|lv|galvaspilsēta|xs=Latvian}} * Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|sostinė|xs=Lithuanian}} * [[Macedonian]]: [[главен град]] (glaven grad) * [[Malayalam]]: [[തലസ്ഥാനം]] (thalasthhaanam) * [[Marathi]]: [[राजधानी]] (rājdhāni) * Mongolian: [[нийслэл хот]] (niyslel hot) * [[Ossetian]]: [[сӕйраг сахар]] (sæjrag sakhar) * Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[پایتخت]]}} (pāyetaxt) * Polish: {{t+|pl|stolica|f}} * Portuguese: capital {{m|f}} * [[Punjabi]]: [[ਰਾਜਧਾਨੀ]] (rājdhānī) * Romanian: {{t+|ro|capitală|f}} * [[Romansch]]: [[chapitala]] * Russian: {{t+|ru|столица|f|tr=stolíca|sc=Cyrl}} * Sanskrit: [[राजधानी]] (rājdhānī) * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[prìomh-bhaile]] * Serbian: [[prestonica]] {{f}}, [[главни град]] (glavni grad) * Slovak: [[hlavné mesto]] * Slovene: {{t+|sl|glavno mesto}} * Somali: [[caasimad]], [[magaalomadax]] * Spanish: {{t+|es|capital|f}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|huvudstad|c}} * [[Tagalog]]: [[kapital]] * [[Tajik]]: [[пойтахт]] (pojtakht) * [[Tamil]]: [[தலைநகர்]] (talainakar) * [[Telugu]]: [[రాజధాని]] (raajadhaani) * Thai: {{Thai|[[เมืองหลวง]]}} (meuang lŭang) * Turkish: {{t+|tr|başkent}} * Turkmen: [[paýtagt]] * Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|столиця|f|tr=stolycja|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}} * Urdu: {{ur-Arab|[[دارالحکومت]]}} (dār-ul-ḥukūmat) * Uzbek: [[poytaxt]] * [[Volapük]]: [[cifazif]] * Welsh: {{t-|cy|prifddinas|f|xs=Welsh}} * [[West Frisian]]: [[haadstêd]] * Yiddish: [[הױפּטשטאָט]] (hoyptshtot) {{f}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|money and wealth}} * Armenian: [[կապիտալ]] (kapital) * Chinese: *: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|資本|tr=zīběn|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}} * Dutch: {{t-|nl|kapitaal|n}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|kapital}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|pääoma}} * French: {{t+|fr|capital|m}} * Georgian: [[კაპიტალი]] (kapitali) * German: {{t+|de|Kapital|n}} * Greek: {{t+|el|κεφάλαιο|n|tr=kefálaio|sc=Grek}} * Hebrew: [[הון]] (hon) {{m}} * Irish: {{t|ga|caipiteal|m|xs=Irish}} * Italian: {{t+|it|capitale|m}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: [[資本]] (しほん, shihon) * Korean: [[자본]] (jabon) * [[Malayalam]]: [[മൂലധനം]] (mooladhanam) * Polish: [[kapitał]] {{m}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|capital|f}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|capital}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|капитал|m|tr=kapitál|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|состояние|n|tr=sostojánije|sc=Cyrl}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|capital|m}} * Swedish: {{t-|sv|kapital|n}} * [[Telugu]]: [[పెట్టుబడి]] (peTTubaDi), [[సంపద]] (saMpada) * Turkish: {{t+|tr|anapara}}, {{t+|tr|anamal}}, {{t+|tr|sermaye}}, {{t+|tr|kapital}} * Urdu: {{ur-Arab|[[سرمایہ]]}} (ser-mayia) {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|uppercase letter}} * Armenian: [[մայրաքաղաք]] (meçataṙ) * [[Catalan]]: [[lletra majúscula]] {{f}} * Chinese: *: Mandarin: [[大寫字母]], [[大写字母]] (dàxiě zìmǔ) * Dutch: {{t+|nl|hoofdletter|f}} * Finnish: [[iso kirjain]], [[versaalikirjain]], [[majuskeli]] * French: {{t+|fr|majuscule|f}} * Georgian: [[დიდი ასო]] (didi aso), [[ასომთავრული]] (asomt‘avruli) * German: [[Großbuchstabe]] {{m}} * Greek: {{t+|el|κεφαλαίο|n|tr=kefalaío|sc=Grek}} * Indonesian: [[huruf]] [[besar]] {{trans-mid}} * Irish: {{t|ga|ceannlitir|f|xs=Irish}} * Italian: {{t+|it|maiuscola|f}} * Japanese: [[大文字]] (おおもじ, ōmoji) * Korean: [[대사]] (daesa), [[대문자]] [大文字] (daemunja) * Polish: {{t+|pl|duża litera|f}}, {{t+|pl|wielka litera|f}} * Portuguese: ([[letra maiúscula|letra]]) [[maiúscula]] * Russian: [[заглавная буква]] (zaglávnaja búkva) {{f}}, [[большая буква]] (bol’šája búkva) {{f}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|mayúscula|f}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|versal}}, {{t+|sv|stor bokstav}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|büyük harf}}, {{t+|tr|büyük}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|uppermost part of a column}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|kapiteel|n}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|kapiteel}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kapiteeli}} * German: {{t+|de|Kapitell|n}} * Greek: {{t+|el|κιονόκρανο|n|tr=kionókrano|sc=Grek}} * Italian: {{t-|it|capitello|m}} {{trans-mid}} * Korean: [[대문자]] (daemunja) * Polish: [[nagłówek]] {{m}} * Russian: [[капитель]] (kapitél’) {{m}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|capitel|m}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|kapitäl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Catalan}}: capital {{f}} (1), capital {{m}} (2) * {{ttbc|Indonesian}}: [[ibukota]] (1), [[kapital]] (2) * {{ttbc|Interlingua}}: capital (1,2); [[majuscula]], [[littera majuscule]] (3) * {{ttbc|Korean}}: [[서울]] (seoul), [[자본]] [資本] (jabon) (2) {{trans-bottom}} ===Adjective=== {{en-adj|-}} # of [[prime]] [[importance]] # {{context|British}} excellent #: ''That is a '''capital''' idea!'' # involving [[punishment]] by [[death]] #: ''Not all felonies are '''capital''' crimes.'' # [[uppercase]] #: ''One begins a sentence with a '''capital''' letter.'' ====Translations==== {{trans-top|of prime importance}} * Chinese: [[主要]]的, [[主要]]的 (zhǔ yào de) * Dutch: {{t-|nl|hoofd-}}, {{t-|nl|kapitaal}} * Finnish: [[ensisijainen]], [[pääasiallinen]], [[pää]]- (''in compounds'') * German: [[Haupt]]- * Italian: {{t+|it|capitale}}, {{t+|it|principale}} {{trans-mid}} * Korean: [[가장 중요한]] (gajang jungyohan) * Russian: {{t+|ru|главный|tr=glávnyj|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|основной|tr=osnovnój|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|капитальный|tr=kapitál'nyj|sc=Cyrl}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|capital}} * Swedish: [[huvudsaklig]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|excellent}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|uitstekend}}, {{t+|nl|excellent}} * Finnish: [[mahtava]], [[suurenmoinen]], [[loistava]], [[fantastinen]] * French: [[excellent#French|excellent]] {{m}} [[excellente]] {{f}} * German: {{t+|de|großartig}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|ottimo}}, {{t+|it|magnifico}}, {{t+|it|eccellente}}, {{t-|it|splendido}} * Korean: [[최고의]] (chwigo-ui), [[최상의]] (chwisang-ui) * Russian: [[капитальный]] (kapitál'nyj) * Spanish: {{t-|es|excelente}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|involving punishment by death}} * Chinese: [[致命]]的, [[致命]]的 (jì mìng de) * Dutch: [[dood(straf)]] * Finnish: [[kuolema]]lla [[rangaistava]], [[kohtalokas]] (''figurative'') * French: {{t+|fr|capital|m}}, {{t+|fr|capital|f|alt=capitale}} * German: [[Kapital]]- {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|capitale}} * Korean: [[사형]] (sahyeong) * [[Malayalam]]: [[മരണ ശിക്ഷ]] (maraNa Siksha) * Spanish: [[capital]] (pena) {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|uppercase}} * Chinese: [[大寫]], [[大写]] (dà xiě) * Dutch: [[hoofd(letter)]] * Finnish: {{t-|fi|versaali}}, {{t+|fi|iso}} * French: {{t+|fr|majuscule|m|f}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|maiuscolo}} * Korean: [[어퍼케이스]] (eopeokeiseu) * Russian: {{t+|ru|заглавный|tr=zaglávnyj|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|большой|tr=bol'šoj|sc=Cyrl}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|mayúscula}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Interlingua}}: capital (1); [[excellente]] (2) * {{ttbc|Portuguese}}: capital{{m}}, {{f}} (1); [[excelente]] {{m}}, {{f}} (2) {{trans-bottom}} ====Antonyms==== ;uppercase * [[lower-case]] ===Related terms=== * [[chapiter]] * [[chapter]] * [[capitalism]] * [[captain]] * [[capitulate]] * [[capitulation]] ===See also=== * [[block capitals]] * [[capital punishment]] * [[in capitals]] * [[with a capital]] ---- ==French== ===Pronunciation=== * {{audio|Fr-capital.ogg|audio}} * {{IPA|/ka.pi.tal/|lang=fr}}, {{SAMPA|/ka.pi.tal/}} ===Noun=== {{fr-noun|m|plural=capitaux}} # Capital (''money and wealth'') ===Adjective=== {{fr-adj|mp=capitaux}} # Capital (''important'') #: ''La peine '''capitale''' est abolie en France depuis les années 1980.'' ===Related terms=== * [[capitale]] * [[capitaliser]] * [[capitalisme]] ---- ==Portuguese== ===Noun=== {{pt-noun-f|plural=capitais}} # {{geography|lang=pt}} [[capital#English|capital]] ===Noun=== {{pt-noun-m|plural=capitais}} # {{economics|lang=pt}} [[capital#English|capital]] ---- ==Spanish== ===Etymology=== From {{etyl|la}} {{term|capitalis|capitālis|lang=la}} ===Noun=== {{es-noun-m|plural=capitales}} # [[capital#English|capital]] {{italbrac|finance}} {{es-noun-f|plural=capitales}} # [[capital#English|capital]] {{italbrac|city}} [[zh-min-nan:capital]] [[ca:capital]] [[de:capital]] [[et:capital]] [[el:capital]] [[es:capital]] [[fa:capital]] [[fr:capital]] [[ko:capital]] [[io:capital]] [[id:capital]] [[it:capital]] [[kk:capital]] [[sw:capital]] [[ku:capital]] [[lo:capital]] [[lt:capital]] [[hu:capital]] [[ja:capital]] [[no:capital]] [[pl:capital]] [[pt:capital]] [[ru:capital]] [[simple:capital]] [[so:capital]] [[fi:capital]] [[sv:capital]] [[ta:capital]] [[te:capital]] [[tg:capital]] [[vi:capital]] [[zh:capital]]