"Versal" meaning in German

See Versal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [vɛʁˈzaːl] Audio: De-Versal.ogg
Etymology: From Vers (“verse”) + -al; original sense “large letter at the beginning of a verse”. Etymology templates: {{af|de|Vers<t:verse>|-al}} Vers (“verse”) + -al Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,ien}} Versal m (strong, genitive Versals, plural Versalien) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,ien}} Forms: Versals [genitive], Versalien [plural], strong [table-tags], Versal [nominative, singular], Versalien [definite, nominative, plural], Versals [genitive, singular], Versalien [definite, genitive, plural], Versal [dative, singular], Versalien [dative, definite, plural], Versal [accusative, singular], Versalien [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. capital letter Tags: masculine, strong
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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      "ipa": "[vɛʁˈzaːl]"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      ]
    },
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Versalien",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Versal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Versal",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      ]
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  ],
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[vɛʁˈzaːl]"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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