uncial

English

Etymology 1

Attested 1650, from Latin uncia ‎(“one twelfth part, ounce, inch”).

Adjective

uncial ‎(comparative more uncial, superlative most uncial)

1. (rare) Of or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high.

Etymology 2

Attested 1712, from Late Latin unciales ‎(“uncials”), unciales litterae ‎(“uncial letters”) (Jerome), plural of uncialis ‎(“pertaining to one twelfth part, ounce, or inch”), from uncia ‎(“one twelfth part, ounce, inch”). The literal meaning is unclear: some references indicate "inch-high letters", but see “Uncial script” in Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌn.si.əl/, /ˈʌn.ʃi.əl/, /ˈʌn.ʃəl/

Adjective

Wikipedia

uncial ‎(comparative more uncial, superlative most uncial)

1. Of or relating to uncial, a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries.

Translations

of or related to uncial

• Finnish: unsiaalinen

Noun

uncial ‎(plural uncials)

1. A style of writing using uncial letters.
2. A letter in this style.
3. A manuscript in this style.

Translations

style

• Finnish: unsiaali

letter

• Finnish: unsiaali

manuscript

• Finnish: unsiaali

Derived terms

• semi-uncial, half-uncial

Related terms

• uncia
• ounce
• inch

Anagrams

• Lucian

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Spanish

Adjective

uncial m, f ‎(plural unciales)

1. uncial

Noun

uncial f ‎(plural unciales)

1. uncial