initiaal

From French initial, from Latin initiālis (“of the beginning, incipient, initial”).

• Rhymes: -aːl

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• Hyphenation: ini‧ti‧aal

initiaal f, m (plural initialen, diminutive initiaaltje n)

Initiaal P in de abdij van Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Initial P in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire

1. initial, a first letter of a name
2. drop cap, initial, a large, usually ornate first letter in a manuscript or printed text

initiaal (not comparable)

1. initial

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