Kapitale

See also: kapitale

German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Probably from French capitale.

Noun

Kapitale f (genitive Kapitale, plural Kapitalen, diminutive (typography only) Kapitälchen n) (higher register)

1. (geography, politics) synonym of Hauptstadt (“capital city”)
2. (typography) synonym of Initiale (“drop cap, large initial”)

Declension

Declension of Kapitale [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kapitale	die	Kapitalen
genitive	einer	der	Kapitale	der	Kapitalen
dative	einer	der	Kapitale	den	Kapitalen
accusative	eine	die	Kapitale	die	Kapitalen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Kapitale n

1. (rare) nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Kapital
2. (archaic) dative singular of Kapital