mayúscula

Asturian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mayúscula f (plural mayúscules)

1. (orthography) majuscule, capital letter

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maiusculus. Cognate with English majuscule.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /maˈʝuskula/ [maˈʝus.ku.la]

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

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

Noun

mayúscula f (plural mayúsculas)

1. (orthography) capital letter

   Antonym: minúscula

Derived terms

• tecla de mayúsculas
• tecla mayúsculas

Adjective

mayúscula f sg

1. feminine singular of mayúsculo

Further reading

• “mayúsculo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024