"Großbuchstabe" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʁoːsbuːxˌʃtaːbə/ Audio: De-Großbuchstabe.ogg
Etymology: From groß (“big, large”) + Buchstabe (“letter”). Etymology templates: {{com|de|groß|Buchstabe|t1=big, large|t2=letter}} groß (“big, large”) + Buchstabe (“letter”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,ns.weak}} Großbuchstabe m (weak, genitive Großbuchstabens, plural Großbuchstaben) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,ns.weak}} Forms: Großbuchstabens [genitive], Großbuchstaben [plural], weak [table-tags], Großbuchstabe [nominative, singular], Großbuchstaben [definite, nominative, plural], Großbuchstabens [genitive, singular], Großbuchstaben [definite, genitive, plural], Großbuchstaben [dative, singular], Großbuchstaben [dative, definite, plural], Großbuchstaben [accusative, singular], Großbuchstaben [accusative, definite, plural], Grossbuchstabe [alternative, Liechtenstein, Switzerland]
  1. (orthography, typography) capital letter; capital Tags: masculine, weak Synonyms: Majuskel [honorific, literary] Hyponyms: Binnenmajuskel, Binnengroßbuchstabe, Initiale, Kapitale Related terms: Großdruckbuchstabe

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "Binnenmajuskel"
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    {
      "word": "Initiale"
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      "word": "Kapitale"
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