maiusculus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From maior (“more, greater”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /mai̯ˈi̯us.ku.lus/, [mäi̯ˈi̯ʊs̠kʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈjus.ku.lus/, [mäˈjuskulus]

Adjective

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

  1. Diminutive of maior: somewhat greater, larger or older

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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 maiusculō maiusculīs
Accusative maiusculum maiusculam maiusculum maiusculōs maiusculās maiuscula
Ablative maiusculō maiusculā maiusculō maiusculīs
Vocative maiuscule maiuscula maiusculum maiusculī maiusculae maiuscula

Descendants

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
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